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description: "Learn more about the C26456 DONT_HIDE_OPERATORS C++ Core Guidelines Checker warning. Hiding base methods is error prone and makes code harder to read."
title: Warning C26456
ms.date: 04/29/2022
f1_keywords: ["C26456", "DONT_HIDE_OPERATORS"]
helpviewer_keywords: ["C26456"]
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# Warning C26456

> Operator '*symbol_1*' hides a non-virtual operator '*symbol_2*' (c.128)

## Remarks

Hiding base methods that aren't virtual is error prone and makes code harder to read.

Code analysis name: `DONT_HIDE_OPERATORS`

## See also

[C++ Core Guideline c.128](https://github.com/isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines/blob/master/CppCoreGuidelines.md#c128-virtual-functions-should-specify-exactly-one-of-virtual-override-or-final)