A most vexing parse error: constructor with no arguments

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Although MyClass myObj(); could be parsed as an object definition with an empty initializer or a function declaration the language standard specifies that the ambiguity is always resolved in favour of the function declaration. An empty parentheses initializer is allowed in other contexts e.g. in a new expression or constructing a value-initialized temporary.

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