Misleading typo in C++ error

[Peter Bienstman]

Hi,

Compiling the following snippet (2.95.2)

class A {};
class B : public A {};

void f(const A& a)
{
  dynamic_cast<B*>(&a);

  const A a2;
  dynamic_cast<B*>(&a2);
}

leads to

error.cpp: In function `void f(const A &)':
error.cpp:6: cannot dynamic_cast `+a' (of type `const class A *') to type
`class B*'
error.cpp:8: uninitialized const `a2'
error.cpp:9: cannot dynamic_cast `&a2' (of type `const class A *') to type
`class B*'

I suppose the error message on line 6 should print '&a' instead of `+a',
just as it does on line 9?

Peter

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Peter Bienstman
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