gtest/Google Test C++ build error on Visual Studio 2017 - c++

Question

I am trying to build a simple test using gtest on the latest version of Visual Studio 2017. The code is the following:
#include "pch.h"
#include <gtest/gtest.h>
struct BankAccount
{
int balance = 0;
BankAccount()
{
}
explicit BankAccount(const int balance)
: balance{ balance }
{
}
};
TEST(AccountTest, BankAccountStartsEmpty)
{
BankAccount account;
EXPECT_EQ(0, account.balance);
}
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
}
And the build error is:
Error C4996 'std::tr1': warning STL4002: The non-Standard std::tr1 namespace and TR1-only machinery are deprecated and will be REMOVED.
You can define _SILENCE_TR1_NAMESPACE_DEPRECATION_WARNING to acknowledge that you have received this warning.
I already tried:
#define _SILENCE_TR1_NAMESPACE_DEPRECATION_WARNING
But it just makes things worse.
I dont know how to fix this error.
UPDATE
I tried adding the define in the preprocessor's definitions and above the includes. Neither works!!

Answer 1

Try going to:
View -> Properties -> C/C++ -> Preprocessor
and Set Preprocessor Definitions as _SILENCE_TR1_NAMESPACE_DEPRECATION_WARNING
Also another solution is to re-enable TR1 by defining _HAS_TR1_NAMESPACE.
However, disabling error is not a good idea. Your warning may be present due to incorrect project setting and you should inform gtest that your compiler version supports
newer C++ versions by setting GTEST_LANG_CXX11 to be 1.