Compiler Warning (Level 1) C4739

reference to variable 'var' exceeds its storage space

Remarks

A value was assigned to a variable, but the value is greater than the size of the variable. Memory will be written beyond the variable's memory location, and data loss is possible.

To resolve this warning, only assign a value to a variable whose size can accommodate the value.

Example

The following example generates C4739:

// C4739.cpp
// compile with: /RTCs /Zi /W1 /c
char *pc;
int main() {
   char c;
   *(int *)&c = 1;   // C4739

   // OK
   *(char *)&c = 1;
}