Compiler Error C2276

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'operator' : illegal operation on bound member function expression

The compiler found a problem with the syntax to create a pointer-to-member.

The following sample generates C2276:

// C2276.cpp
class A {
public:
   int func(){return 0;}
} a;

int (*pf)() = &a.func;   // C2276
// try the following line instead
// int (A::*pf3)() = &A::func;

class B {
public:
   void mf() {
      &this -> mf;   // C2276
      // try the following line instead
      // &B::mf;
   }
};

int main() {
   A a;
   &a.func;   // C2276
   // try the following line instead
   // &A::func;
}