Unable to initialize vector with initializer list in visual studio code

Question

#include <vector>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    vector<int> v = {1,2,3,4};
    for (int x : v)
    {
        cout << x << ' ';
    }
return 0;
}

When I run the above code in vscode I receive the following ERROR:

non-aggregate type 'vector' cannot be initialized with an initializer list gcc [7, 17]

NOTICE - the error includes gcc even though that is not the compiler I am using.

The code compiles fine in the terminal and in Xcode so I know it has something to do with vscode. How do I fix this issue?

NOTE - I am using I C/C++ IntelliSense with the following configurations: Compiler Path (/usr/bin/clang++) IntelliSense mode (macros-clang-arm64) Include path (${workspaceFolder}/**) C standard (c17) C++ standard (C++17).

Answer 1

I copied your code and named it test.cpp. I faced the same issue and I solved it by adding some configurations. Find tasks.json and add something in args.

"args": [
    "-g",
    "-Wall",
    "-std=c++11",
    "test.cpp"
]

It works on my MAC! I used command+shift+B to compile and it generated a.out after compiling. Then you can run it by F5. I also post my launch.json here, where /Users/work/Foo is my workspaceFolder. Pay attention to the line of program, I have changed this line. Good luck!

{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "C/C++ Runner: Debug Session",
      "type": "cppdbg",
      "request": "launch",
      "args": [],
      "stopAtEntry": false,
      "cwd": "/Users/work/Foo",
      "environment": [],
      "program": "/Users/work/Foo/a.out",
      "MIMode": "lldb",
      "externalConsole": true
    }
  ]
}