Top "Most-vexing-parse" questions

The term "most vexing parse" (coined by Scott Meyers in "Effective STL") refers to a particular syntactic ambiguity in C++ programs that leads to a counterintuitive interpretation of certain declarations.

How do I check if a value is contained in a vector? C++

I have a vector that I am trying to perform a contains function on. I am receiving some sort of …

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Default constructor with empty brackets

Is there any good reason that an empty set of round brackets (parentheses) isn't valid for calling the default constructor …

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Difference between creating object with () or without

i just run into the problem error: request for member ‘show’ in ‘myWindow’, which is of non-class type ‘MainGUIWindow()’ when …

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I do not understand why this compiles

I'm certainly missing something, but I do not understand why this compiles (with both g++ & clang++): struct A { }; struct …

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