FIX: C1001 Error for typedef Within the Class Declaration

RESOLUTION

Use a forward declaration for the class, and place the typedef line before the class declaration:

   class A;
   typedef A B;
				

Alternatively, enclose the returned typedef name in parentheses to indicate that the constructor is used to return the value (see AltRetB in the sample code).

/* Compile options needed: none
*/ 

class A
{
   typedef A B;

   B RetB() { return B(*this); }      // this causes the error

   B AltRetB() { return (B)(*this); } // this line is OK
};