Compiler Error C2932

'class' : type-class-id redefined as a data member of 'identifier'

You can't use a generic or template class as a data member.

This error is obsolete in Visual Studio 2022 and later versions.

The following sample generates C2932:

// C2932.cpp
// compile with: /c
template<class T>
struct TC {};

struct MyStruct {
   int TC<int>;   // C2932
   int TC;   // OK
};

C2932 can also occur when using generics:

// C2932b.cpp
// compile with: /clr /c
generic<class T>
ref struct GC {};

struct MyStruct {
   int GC<int>;   // C2932
   int GC;   // OK
};

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