Re: class1 value(value); // should this compile?

From:

"Duane Hebert" <spoo@flarn.com>

Newsgroups:

microsoft.public.vc.language

Date:

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:15:53 -0400

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"T" <sw.tejasvi.sn@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1177427158.056422.310820@n35g2000prd.googlegroups.com...

Hi,

I feel that the code below should not compile because value' has two
meanings in line 13. But it does compile with VC2005. Should it
compile?

<code>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

class class1 {
char *p;
public:
class1(char *str){ p = str; }
};

int main(){
char *value = "hello";
{
class1 value(value); /* line 13 */
}
return 0;
}
</code>

regards,
T

FWIW Comeau's online compiler accepts it with warnings.

Comeau C/C++ 4.3.9 (Mar 27 2007 17:24:47) for ONLINE_EVALUATION_BETA1
Copyright 1988-2007 Comeau Computing. All rights reserved.
MODE:strict errors C++ C++0x_extensions

"ComeauTest.c", line 13: warning: variable "value" is used before its value
is set
  class1 value(value); /* line 13 */
               ^

"ComeauTest.c", line 11: warning: variable "value" was declared but never
referenced
  char *value = "hello";
        ^