What is error R6025 and how does one fix it?

C++runtime library

What is error R6025 and how does one fix it?
Your program is making a call that it shouldn't to a pure virtual member (that doesn't accept calls)





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The C++ program fails and reports the following run-time error:


runtime error R6025


- pure virtual function call











CAUSE


This error occurs when your application indirectly calls a pure virtual member function in a context where a call to the function is not valid. In most cases, the compiler detects this and reports the error when building the application. But depending on how your code is written, sometimes the problem is detected only at run-time.





The error occurs when you indirectly call a pure virtual function within the context of a call to the constructor or destructor of an abstract base class. This is illustrated in the sample code below, along with some more description.











RESOLUTION


Calling a pure virtual function is a programming error, so you need to find the call to the pure virtual function and rewrite the code so it is not called.





One way to find a call to a pure virtual function is to replace the pure virtual function with an implementation that calls the Windows API function DebugBreak. When using the debugger, DebugBreak will cause a hard-coded breakpoint. When the code stops running at this breakpoint, you can view the callstack to see where the function was called.





Another way to find a call to a pure virtual function is to set a breakpoint on the _purecall function that is found in PureVirt.c. Breaking on this function has the advantage of keeping the stack intact so that you can trace what is occurring.











STATUS


This behavior is by design.











MORE INFORMATION


For more information, refer to the "C Run-Time Errors R6002 through R6025" page of the "Build Errors" section in the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:





http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/... (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/...








Note The R6025 error is not documented in the manuals or online help included with Visual C++, versions 2.x or below.








However, it is briefly discussed in Part 3 of the Readme.wri file shipped with Visual C++ version 2.0.