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expected primary-expression before C++: error: expected primary-expression before ')' token

C/C++ · layer 4, Application & API

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expected primary-expression before — C++: error: expected primary-expression before ')' token (C/C++)expected pr…declared and not used — Go: declared and not used: x / "fmt" imported and not used (Go)declared and not us…E0308 — Rust: error[E0308]: mismatched types — expected `X`, found `Y` (Rust)E0308expected ';' before — C/C++: error: expected ';' before 'x' — missing semicolon (C/C++)expected ';' beforewas not declared in this scope — C++: error: 'x' was not declared in this scope (undeclared identifier) (C/C++)was not declared in…no matching function for call to — C++: error: no matching function for call to 'f(int, const char*)' (C/C++)no matching functio…does not name a type — C++: error: 'string' does not name a type (C/C++)does not name a typeneed typename before dependent name — C++: error: need 'typename' before 'T::iterator' because 'T' is a dependent scope (C/C++)need typename befor…stray in program — C/C++: error: stray '\342' in program (smart quotes or invisible characters) (C/C++)stray in programexpected unqualified-id before — C++: error: expected unqualified-id before 'return' / before ')' token (C/C++)expected unqualifie…TypeError: not a function — TypeError: x is not a function (JavaScript)TypeError: not a fu…ImportError — ImportError: cannot import name 'x' from 'y' (Python)ImportErrornot a constructor — TypeError: x is not a constructor (JavaScript)not a constructorAttributeError — AttributeError: 'X' object has no attribute 'y' (Python)AttributeErrorClassCastException — java.lang.ClassCastException: class A cannot be cast to class B (Java)ClassCastExceptionTS7016 — TS7016: Could not find a declaration file for module 'x'. 'x.js' implicitly has an 'any' type. (Node.js)TS7016undefined reference to — C/C++: undefined reference to `function' — collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status (C/C++)undefined reference…not a member of std — C++: error: 'optional' in namespace 'std' does not name a template type — wrong -std standard (C/C++)not a member of stdimplicit declaration of function — C: warning: implicit declaration of function 'foo' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration] (C/C++)implicit declaratio…no match for 'operator' — C++: error: no match for 'operator<<' (operand types are 'std::ostream' and 'X') (C/C++)no match for 'opera…invalid conversion from — C++: error: invalid conversion from 'const char*' to 'char*' [-fpermissive] (C/C++)invalid conversion …use of deleted function — C++: error: use of deleted function 'X::X(const X&)' — copying a non-copyable type (C/C++)use of deleted func…incomplete type — C++: error: invalid use of incomplete type 'class X' — forward declaration only (C/C++)incomplete typecall of overloaded is ambiguous — C++: error: call of overloaded 'f(int)' is ambiguous (C/C++)call of overloaded …narrowing conversion — C++: error: narrowing conversion of 'x' from 'int' to 'char' inside { } [-Wnarrowing] (C/C++)narrowing conversiontemplate argument deduction/substitution failed — C++: error: template argument deduction/substitution failed / couldn't deduce template parameter (C/C++)template argument d…cannot declare variable to be of abstract type — C++: error: cannot declare variable 'x' to be of abstract type 'Shape' (pure virtual functions) (C/C++)cannot declare vari…

Directly related (9)

declared and not usedGo

Go: declared and not used: x / "fmt" imported and not used

Go refuses to compile code with unused local variables or unused imports.

E0308Rust

Rust: error[E0308]: mismatched types — expected `X`, found `Y`

A value’s type doesn’t match what the context expects — common with &str vs String, Option/Result vs plain values, and integer ty…

expected ';' beforeC/C++

C/C++: error: expected ';' before 'x' — missing semicolon

The compiler reached a token where a statement should have ended — almost always a missing semicolon on the line above.

was not declared in this scopeC/C++

C++: error: 'x' was not declared in this scope (undeclared identifier)

The compiler met a name it has never seen: it is misspelled, declared later, out of scope, or its header or namespace is missing.

no matching function for call toC/C++

C++: error: no matching function for call to 'f(int, const char*)'

No overload of the function accepts the arguments you passed — wrong count, wrong types, or a missing conversion.

does not name a typeC/C++

C++: error: 'string' does not name a type

Where the compiler expected a type, it found a name it does not know as one — a missing header, namespace, or class declared late…

need typename before dependent nameC/C++

C++: error: need 'typename' before 'T::iterator' because 'T' is a dependent scope

Inside a template, a name like `T::iterator` could be a type or a value, so C++ requires the `typename` keyword to say it is a ty…

stray in programC/C++

C/C++: error: stray '\342' in program (smart quotes or invisible characters)

The source file contains a character the compiler does not recognise, typically curly quotes or a non-breaking space pasted from…

expected unqualified-id beforeC/C++

C++: error: expected unqualified-id before 'return' / before ')' token

The parser found a token where a name (declaration) was required — often a missing brace, a stray `)`, or a statement placed in a…

Two steps away (17)

TypeError: not a functionJavaScript

TypeError: x is not a function

You called something as a function, but its value is not a function (it’s undefined, a string, an object…).

ImportErrorPython

ImportError: cannot import name 'x' from 'y'

The module was found, but the name you’re importing from it doesn’t exist — usually a version change or a circular import.

not a constructorJavaScript

TypeError: x is not a constructor

new was used with something that isn’t a class/constructor — usually a wrong import.

AttributeErrorPython

AttributeError: 'X' object has no attribute 'y'

You accessed an attribute or method that doesn’t exist on that object type.

ClassCastExceptionJava

java.lang.ClassCastException: class A cannot be cast to class B

An object was cast to a type it isn’t.

TS7016Node.js

TS7016: Could not find a declaration file for module 'x'. 'x.js' implicitly has an 'any' type.

The JavaScript package has no TypeScript types bundled and no @types package installed.

undefined reference toC/C++

C/C++: undefined reference to `function' — collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

The linker can’t find the definition of a function or variable that was declared and used.

not a member of stdC/C++

C++: error: 'optional' in namespace 'std' does not name a template type — wrong -std standard

The standard-library feature you used needs a newer C++ standard than the compiler is currently set to.

implicit declaration of functionC/C++

C: warning: implicit declaration of function 'foo' [-Wimplicit-function-declaration]

In C you called a function the compiler has not seen declared — usually a missing `#include`. Newer compilers treat it as an erro…

no match for 'operator'C/C++

C++: error: no match for 'operator<<' (operand types are 'std::ostream' and 'X')

You used an operator on a type that does not define it — most often printing your own class with `

invalid conversion fromC/C++

C++: error: invalid conversion from 'const char*' to 'char*' [-fpermissive]

C++ forbids silently dropping `const` or converting between unrelated pointer types — typically a string literal assigned to `cha…

use of deleted functionC/C++

C++: error: use of deleted function 'X::X(const X&)' — copying a non-copyable type

The code needs a function (usually a copy constructor or assignment) that was deleted explicitly or implicitly, as for `std::uniq…

incomplete typeC/C++

C++: error: invalid use of incomplete type 'class X' — forward declaration only

You used a class that has only been forward-declared (so its size and members are unknown) where the full definition is required.

call of overloaded is ambiguousC/C++

C++: error: call of overloaded 'f(int)' is ambiguous

Two or more overloads fit equally well, so the compiler refuses to guess which function you meant.

narrowing conversionC/C++

C++: error: narrowing conversion of 'x' from 'int' to 'char' inside { } [-Wnarrowing]

Brace initialisation `{}` refuses conversions that can lose data, such as `double` to `int` or a runtime `int` to `char`.

template argument deduction/substitution failedC/C++

C++: error: template argument deduction/substitution failed / couldn't deduce template parameter

The compiler could not work out the template arguments from your call — the arguments disagree, the type can't be deduced, or a c…

cannot declare variable to be of abstract typeC/C++

C++: error: cannot declare variable 'x' to be of abstract type 'Shape' (pure virtual functions)

You tried to create an object of a class that still has pure virtual functions; only a derived class that overrides all of them c…