enum class: does not name a value error

Question

I have

enum class ErrorLevel
    {
        VERBOSE,
        DEBUG_,
        INFORMATION,
        WARNING,
        ERROR
    };

This works:

assertDetectionParameters( parameterSet, ErrorLevel::WARNING );

This does not:

assertDetectionParameters( parameterSet, ErrorLevel::ERROR );

Error 1 error C2589: 'constant' : illegal token on right side of '::'
Error 2 error C2059: syntax error : '::'

Resharper says:

"ErrorLevel does not name a value"

I get this error for certain names in my enum.

ERROR is probably already a preprocessor macro somewhere. Try changing it to something else, e.g. ERROR_, in order to test this hypothesis, — Paul R
– Paul R, Commented Jun 8, 2015 at 7:02
A much better solution is to keep preprocessor macros and other code separate by always using UPPERCASE_NAMES for macros and only for macros. — Ulrich Eckhardt
– Ulrich Eckhardt, Commented Jun 8, 2015 at 7:33
I think ERROR is a perfectly legal name and must not be defined by any standard compliant compiler. Don't use rubbish compilers. — Walter
– Walter, Commented Jun 8, 2015 at 7:50
@Walter Is there a reason why you think this is a compiler issue? I just tried the same code in a vanilla vs2013 and ERROR isn't defined by the compiler or standard headers. — Mike Vine
– Mike Vine, Commented Jun 8, 2015 at 10:55

Paul R · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-08 21:33:08Z

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ERROR is probably already a preprocessor macro somewhere. Try changing it to something else, e.g. ERROR_, in order to test this hypothesis. Alternatively run your code through the preprocessor to see what substitutions are being made (gcc -E ... or whatever the equivalent is in Visual Studio).

answered Jun 8, 2015 at 21:33

Paul R

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