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Compiler Warning (level 4) C4061

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The latest version of this topic can be found at Compiler Warning (level 4) C4061.

enumerator 'identifier' in switch of enum 'enumeration' is not explicitly handled by a case label

The enumerate has no associated handler in a switch statement.

This warning is off by default. See Compiler Warnings That Are Off by Default for more information.

The following sample generates C4061:

// C4061.cpp  
// compile with: /W4  
#pragma warning(default : 4061)  
  
enum E { a, b, c };  
void func ( E e )  
{  
   switch(e)  
   {  
      case a:  
      case b:  
      default:  
         break;  
   }   // C4061 c' not handled  
}  
  
int main()  
{  
}