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Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:23:00 -0000
Subject: Re: assignment operators for union member classes
From: John Love-Jensen <eljay@adobe.com>
To: Mike Welsen <mikewelsen@hotmail.com>, GCC-help <gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org>
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Hi Mike,

> Does anyone know why asignment operators are not allowed for union class
> members ?

Yes, I know why.

Because the assignment operator won't be executed.

(Besides that, a non-POD / non-aggregate object violates the constraints of
what can be in a union.)

HTH,
--Eljay