macro and member function conflict

Question

I have problem that,std::numeric_limits::min() conflicts with the \"min\" macro defined in \"windef.h\". Is there any way to resolve this conflict without undefine the \"mi

Answer 1

The only really general solution is to not include windows.h in your headers.

That header is a killer, and does pretty much anything it can to make your code blow up. It won't compile without MSVC language extensions enabled, and it is the worst example of macro abuse I've ever seen.

Include it in a single .cpp file, and then expose wrappers in a header, which the rest of your code can use. If windows.h isn't visible, it can't conflict with your names.

For the min/max case specifically, you can #define NOMINMAX before including windows.h. It will then not define those specific macros.