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     Compiler error C2232
 
     '->' : left operand has 'class-key' type, use '.'
 
     The class member access operator (->) was used on a nonpointer.
 
     The pointer form of the class member access operator can only
     be used with a pointer to a class, structure, or union. The
     dot (.) form of the operator should be used with a class,
     structure, or union type.
 
     The following is an example of this error:
 
          struct X
          {
              int member;
          } x, *px;
 
          void main()
          {
              x->member = 0;   // error, x is not a pointer
              px->member = 0;  // OK, px is a pointer to an X
              x.member = 0;    // OK
          }
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