Compiler Warning (level 3) C4101
'identifier' : unreferenced local variable
The local variable is never used. This warning will occur in the obvious situation:
// C4101a.cpp
// compile with: /W3
int main() {
int i; // C4101
}
However, this warning will also occur when calling a static member function through an instance of the class:
// C4101b.cpp
// compile with: /W3
struct S {
static int func()
{
return 1;
}
};
int main() {
S si; // C4101, si is never used
int y = si.func();
return y;
}
In this situation, the compiler uses information about si to access the static function, but the instance of the class is not needed to call the static function; hence the warning. To resolve this warning, you could:
Add a constructor, in which the compiler would use the instance of si in the call to func.
Remove the static keyword from the definition of func.
Call the static function explicitly: int y = S::func();.