Compiler errors C3300 Through C3399
The articles in this section of the documentation explain a subset of the error messages that are generated by the compiler.
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Error messages
| Error | Message |
|---|---|
| Compiler error C3300 | 'symbol': improper format for IDL 'value' |
| Compiler error C3301 | 'coclass': coclass cannot be a 'symbol' interface |
| Compiler error C3302 | 'identifier': identifier has more than number characters |
| Compiler error C3303 | 'attribute': attribute can only be used on 'type' |
| Compiler error C3304 | Obsolete. |
| Compiler error C3305 | Obsolete. |
| Compiler error C3306 | 'template': unnamed class template/generic is not allowed |
| Compiler error C3307 | 'module': unable to create IDL module |
| Compiler error C3308 | 'function': direct call through imported class is not supported |
| Compiler error C3309 | 'macro/keyword': module name cannot be a macro or a keyword |
| Compiler error C3310 | 'identifier': module name conflict |
| Compiler error C3311 | module attribute must be defined at global scope |
| Compiler error C3312 | no callable 'identifier' function found for type 'type' |
| Compiler error C3313 | 'identifier': variable cannot have the type 'type' |
| Compiler error C3314 | 'symbol': not a supported IDL module type |
| Compiler error C3315 | 'function': must be a member function |
| Compiler error C3316 | 'type': an array of unknown size cannot be used in a range-based for statement |
| Compiler error C3317 | 'identifier': an overload function cannot be used as the expression in a range-based for statement |
| Compiler error C33181 | 'type': an array cannot have an element type that contains 'auto' |
| Compiler error C3319 | Obsolete. |
| Compiler error C3320 | 'type': type cannot have the same name as the module 'name' property |
| Compiler error C3321 | an initializer list is unexpected in this context |
| Compiler error C3322 | 'property': is not a valid property for attribute 'attribute' |
| Compiler error C3323 | 'alignas' and '__declspec(align)' are not allowed on function declarations |
| Compiler error C3324 | 'property': property occurs more than once in attribute 'attribute' |
| Compiler error C3325 | 'attribute': attribute has too many arguments |
| Compiler error C3326 | 'value': is not a valid value for property 'property' of attribute 'attribute' |
| Compiler error C3327 | 'property': must specify value for property of attribute 'attribute' |
| Compiler error C3328 | 'attribute': attribute does not have enough arguments |
| Compiler error C3329 | syntax error: expected 'token1' not 'token2' |
| Compiler error C3330 | ' function': a function cannot return an array 'type' |
| Compiler error C3331 | 'identifier': attributes on parameters are only allowed on COM interfaces and coclasses |
| Compiler error C3332 | 'property': grammar inconsistent, property 'property' is both required and has a default |
| Compiler error C3333 | 'library': cannot #import corrupt type library |
| Compiler error C3334 | cannot #import corrupt type library |
| Compiler error C3335 | 'identifier': There can be at most one default interface for a coclass 'class' |
| Compiler error C3336 | This operation must be performed at class scope |
| Compiler error C3337 | 'identifier': defaultvtable must be an event source for a coclass 'class' |
| Compiler error C3338 | 'identifier': There can be at most one default interface that is also an event source for a coclass 'class' |
| Compiler error C3339 | template parameter requires either 'class' or 'typename' after the parameter list |
| Compiler error C3340 | 'identifier': interface cannot be both 'restricted' and 'default' in coclass 'class' |
| Compiler error C3341 | 'interface': a defaultvtable interface must be either 'dual' or 'custom' |
| Compiler error C3342 | 'identifier': ambiguous attribute |
| Compiler error C3343 | 'class::name': attribute identifier has too many characters |
| Compiler error C3344 | you cannot define an explicit specialization nor a partial specialization of 'symbol' |
| Compiler error C3345 | 'name': invalid identifier for module name |
| Compiler error C3346 | exported declaration at non-namespace scope |
| Compiler error C3347 | 'argument': required argument is not specified in attribute attribute-name |
| Compiler error C3348 | exported templates are not part of the current C++ standards |
| Compiler error C3349 | 'class::member': multicast attribute has already been implemented by provider provider-name |
| Compiler error C3350 | 'function': a delegate constructor expects number argument(s) |
| Compiler error C3351 | 'function': if you pass a NULL object instance to a delegate constructor you must also pass the address of a static member function |
| Compiler error C3352 | 'function': the specified function does not match the delegate type 'type' |
| Compiler error C3353 | 'identifier': a delegate can only be created from a global function or a member function of a managed/WinRT type |
| Compiler error C3354 | 'identifier': the function used to create a delegate cannot have return type 'type' |
| Compiler error C3355 | 'class::member': multicast attribute listens to provider 'provider1', but is implemented by provider 'provider2' |
| Compiler error C3356 | 'identifier': cannot call a multicast attribute with a fully qualified name |
| Compiler error C3357 | 'attribute': attribute is ambiguous, must use fully qualified name |
| Compiler error C3358 | 'symbol': symbol not found |
| Compiler error C3359 | 'specialization': cannot specialize template |
| Compiler error C3360 | 'string': cannot create name |
| Compiler error C3361 | there is no context in which to action |
| Compiler error C3362 | 'class::member': multicast attribute has not been implemented |
| Compiler error C3363 | 'identifier': 'typeid' can only be applied to a type |
| Compiler error C3364 | ' function': invalid argument for delegate constructor; delegate target needs to be a pointer to a member function |
| Compiler error C3365 | operator 'operator': differing operands of type 'type' and 'type' |
| Compiler error C3366 | 'member': static data members of managed/WinRT types must be defined within the class definition |
| Compiler error C3367 | ' function': cannot use static function to create an unbound delegate |
| Compiler error C3368 | 'declarator': invalid calling convention for IDL |
| Compiler error C3369 | 'module': idl_module already defined |
| Compiler error C3370 | 'module': idl_module not yet defined |
| Compiler error C3371 | 'idl_module': only the 'name' property is allowed here |
| Compiler error C3372 | must specify at least 1 interface for attribute 'attribute' on a coclass |
| Compiler error C3373 | attribute 'attribute' takes no arguments except on a coclass |
| Compiler error C3374 | can't take address of ' function' unless creating delegate instance |
| Compiler error C3375 | 'function': ambiguous delegate function |
| Compiler error C3376 | 'template': only static data member templates are allowed |
| Compiler error C3377 | 'decltype(auto)' is not allowed in a new-expression (Obsolete in Visual Studio 2022.) |
| Compiler error C3378 | a declaration can be exported only from a module interface unit |
| Compiler error C3379 | 'class': a nested class cannot have an assembly access specifier as part of its declaration |
| Compiler error C3380 | 'specifier': invalid assembly access specifier - only 'public' or 'private' are allowed |
| Compiler error C3381 | 'specifier': assembly access specifiers are only available in code compiled with a /clr option |
| Compiler error C3382 | 'sizeof' is not supported with /clr:safe |
| Compiler error C3383 | 'operator new' is not supported with /clr:safe |
| Compiler error C3384 | 'type': the value constraint and the ref constraint are mutually exclusive |
| Compiler error C3385 | ' function': a function that has a DllImport custom attribute cannot return an instance of a class |
| Compiler error C3386 | 'type': __declspec(dllexport)/__declspec(dllimport) cannot be applied to a managed/WinRT type |
| Compiler error C3387 | 'member': __declspec(dllexport)/__declspec(dllimport) cannot be applied to a member of a managed/WinRT type |
| Compiler error C3388 | 'token': not allowed as a constraint, assuming 'value' to continue parsing |
| Compiler error C3389 | __declspec(specifier) cannot be used with /clr:pure or /clr:safe |
| Compiler error C3390 | 'type': invalid type argument for generic parameter 'parameter' of generic 'generic_type', must be a reference type |
| Compiler error C3391 | 'type': invalid type argument for generic parameter 'parameter' of generic 'generic_type', must be a non-nullable value type |
| Compiler error C3392 | 'type': invalid type argument for generic parameter 'parameter' of generic 'generic_type', must have a public parameterless constructor |
| Compiler error C3393 | syntax error in constraint clause: 'identifier' is not a type |
| Compiler error C3394 | syntax error in constraint clause: found 'symbol' expected a type |
| Compiler error C3395 | ' function': __declspec(dllexport) cannot be applied to a function with the __clrcall calling convention |
| Compiler error C3396 | 'class.member': custom attribute not found in 'namespace' |
| Compiler error C3397 | Aggregate initialization is not allowed in default arguments |
| Compiler error C3398 | 'operator': cannot convert from 'type' to 'type'. Source expression must be a function symbol |
| Compiler error C3399 | 'type': cannot provide arguments when creating an instance of a generic parameter |
1-No longer emitted in Visual Studio 2022 version 17.11
See also
C/C++ Compiler and build tools errors and warnings
Compiler errors C2000 - C3999, C7000 - C7999
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