DOC: _set_se_translator and set_terminate Help Info Incorrect (122562)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions 2.0
This article was previously published under Q122562

SUMMARY

The Quick Reference Help and Books Online both state that the _set_se_translator() and set_terminate() functions return a pointer to their argument. In fact, they return a pointer to the previous translator or terminate function respectively.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was fixed in the documentation of Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Annotate the Books Online and the Quick Reference Help to include the correct documentation. For the _set_se_translator help or Books Online:

  1. Choose Annotate from the Edit menu.
  2. Enter the following text:

    The return value is incorrectly documented. _set_se_translator() returns a pointer to the previous translator function.

  3. Click the Save button.
For the set_terminate function, repeat the above steps using the following text:

  • The return value is incorrectly documented. set_terminator() returns a pointer to the previous terminator function.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/5/2005
Keywords:kbCompiler kbCPPonly kbdocerr kbdocfix KB122562
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