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16 changes: 8 additions & 8 deletions docs/error-messages/compiler-errors-1/compiler-error-c2182.md
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---
title: "Compiler Error C2182"
description: "Learn more about: Compiler Error C2182"
ms.date: 11/04/2016
ms.date: 08/22/2025
f1_keywords: ["C2182"]
helpviewer_keywords: ["C2182"]
---
# Compiler Error C2182

> 'identifier' : illegal use of type 'void'
> '*identifier*': this use of 'void' is not valid

## Remarks

A variable is declared type **`void`**.
You can't create a variable or array of type **`void`**. Only pointers to **`void`** are allowed.

## Example

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```cpp
// C2182.cpp
// compile with: /c
int main() {
int i = 10;
void &ir = i; // C2182 cannot have a reference to type void
int &ir = i; // OK
}

void var; // C2182
void arr[5]; // C2182

void* ptr; // OK
```
4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions docs/error-messages/compiler-errors-1/compiler-errors-c2100-through-c2199.md
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---
title: "Compiler errors C2100 through C2199"
description: "Learn more about: Compiler errors C2100 through C2199"
ms.date: "04/21/2019"
ms.date: 04/21/2019
f1_keywords: ["C2119", "C2123", "C2125", "C2126", "C2127", "C2136", "C2176", "C2187", "C2189"]
helpviewer_keywords: ["C2119", "C2123", "C2125", "C2126", "C2127", "C2136", "C2176", "C2187", "C2189"]
---
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|[Compiler error C2179](compiler-error-c2179.md)|'*type*': an attribute argument cannot use type parameters|
|[Compiler error C2180](compiler-error-c2180.md)|controlling expression has type '*type*'|
|[Compiler error C2181](compiler-error-c2181.md)|illegal else without matching if|
|[Compiler error C2182](compiler-error-c2182.md)|'*identifier*': illegal use of type 'void'|
|[Compiler error C2182](compiler-error-c2182.md)|'*identifier*': this use of 'void' is not valid|
|[Compiler error C2183](compiler-error-c2183.md)|syntax error: translation unit is empty|
|[Compiler error C2184](compiler-error-c2184.md)|'*type*': illegal type for __except expression|
|[Compiler error C2185](compiler-error-c2185.md)|'*identifier*': illegal based allocation|
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