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Name of enum variant with fields is suggested in error messages #73427
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A-diagnosticsArea: Messages for errors, warnings, and lintsArea: Messages for errors, warnings, and lintsC-enhancementCategory: An issue proposing an enhancement or a PR with one.Category: An issue proposing an enhancement or a PR with one.D-confusingDiagnostics: Confusing error or lint that should be reworked.Diagnostics: Confusing error or lint that should be reworked.D-newcomer-roadblockDiagnostics: Confusing error or lint; hard to understand for new users.Diagnostics: Confusing error or lint; hard to understand for new users.D-papercutDiagnostics: An error or lint that needs small tweaks.Diagnostics: An error or lint that needs small tweaks.T-compilerRelevant to the compiler team, which will review and decide on the PR/issue.Relevant to the compiler team, which will review and decide on the PR/issue.
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A-diagnosticsArea: Messages for errors, warnings, and lintsArea: Messages for errors, warnings, and lintsC-enhancementCategory: An issue proposing an enhancement or a PR with one.Category: An issue proposing an enhancement or a PR with one.D-confusingDiagnostics: Confusing error or lint that should be reworked.Diagnostics: Confusing error or lint that should be reworked.D-newcomer-roadblockDiagnostics: Confusing error or lint; hard to understand for new users.Diagnostics: Confusing error or lint; hard to understand for new users.D-papercutDiagnostics: An error or lint that needs small tweaks.Diagnostics: An error or lint that needs small tweaks.T-compilerRelevant to the compiler team, which will review and decide on the PR/issue.Relevant to the compiler team, which will review and decide on the PR/issue.
The following code:
gives the following error message
MyEnum::First.foo()callsfooon a function pointer (the constuctor function forMyEnum::First, which is almost never what you want.At the very least, we should not be suggesting using enum variants that have associated data. When attempting to call a method on the base enum type, we might want to suggest using
::instead (e.g.MyEnum::First::foo()), which is more likely to be what the user wants.