error: too many initializers for a struct

Question

I'm trying some code with c++11,

  struct Data {};

  struct B {
    B(Data data) : m_data{data} {}
    Data m_data{};
  };

it complains error: too many initializers for 'Data'

what is wrong?

[UPDATE] thanks guys, there is something wrong with my toolchain configuration.

Possible duplicate of [Compiling C++11 with g++](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10363646/compiling-c11-with-g) — AndyG, May 22 '17 at 11:04
I think it's time we started closing so-called C++11 questions, in which the problem was the OP _wasn't_ compiling C++11, as "no longer reproducible". — Lightness Races in Orbit, May 22 '17 at 11:10

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 22 '17 at 11:02

You get that error string when you do not enable c++11 mode or later in older GCC compilers (that defaults to c++03).

main.cpp:4:31: error: too many initializers for 'Data'
B(Data data) : m_data{data} {}

See it here. Although newer versions of GCC will give you more helpful diagnostics to enable c++11 mode.

So, just add to your compiler invocation:

-std=c++11

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 22 '17 at 11:06

That's correct c++11, but maybe you are not compiling in C++11 mode.

Many compiler still defaults to C++98, and you typically need to activate a command line switch (or an option in your IDE) to enable C++11 syntax.

I've added to your code a small main:

int main()
{
    Data d;
    B b(d);
}

... and it compiles clean both with gcc 5.x and clang 802 (xcode 8 version), provided I add on the command line:

-std=c++11

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