/Zc:forScope (Force Conformance in for Loop Scope)

Used to implement standard C++ behavior for for loops with Microsoft extensions (/Ze).

Syntax

/Zc:forScope[-]

Remarks

Standard behavior is to let a for loop's initializer go out of scope after the for loop. Under /Zc:forScope- and /Ze, the for loop's initializer remains in scope until the local scope ends.

The /Zc:forScope option is on by default. /Zc:forScope is not affected when the /permissive- option is specified.

The /Zc:forScope- option is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Use of /Zc:forScope- generates deprecation warning D9035.

The following code compiles under /Ze but not under /Za:

// zc_forScope.cpp
// compile by using: cl /Zc:forScope- /Za zc_forScope.cpp
// C2065, D9035 expected
int main() {
    // Compile by using cl /Zc:forScope- zc_forScope.cpp
    // to compile this non-standard code as-is.
    // Uncomment the following line to resolve C2065 for /Za.
    // int i;
    for (int i = 0; i < 1; i++)
        ;
    i = 20;   // i has already gone out of scope under /Za
}

If you use /Zc:forScope-, warning C4288 (off by default) is generated if a variable is in scope because of a declaration that was made in a previous scope. To demonstrate this, remove the // characters in the example code to declare int i.

You can modify the run-time behavior of /Zc:forScope by using the conform pragma.

If you use /Zc:forScope- in a project that has an existing .pch file, a warning is generated, /Zc:forScope- is ignored, and compilation continues by using the existing .pch files. If you want a new .pch file generated, use /Yc (Create Precompiled Header File).

For more information about conformance issues in Visual C++, see Nonstandard Behavior.

To set this compiler option in the Visual Studio development environment

1. Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see Set C++ compiler and build properties in Visual Studio.

2. Select the Configuration Properties > C/C++ > Language property page.

3. Modify the Force Conformance in For Loop Scope property.

To set this compiler option programmatically

• See ForceConformanceInForLoopScope.

See also

/Zc (Conformance)
/Za, /Ze (Disable Language Extensions)