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Cannot calculate selector of function named transfer #3544

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Test case

pragma solidity ^0.4.20;

contract Selector {
    function transfer(address, uint) external;
    function calculateSelector() public pure returns (bytes4) {
        return this.transfer(address, uint).selector;
    }
}

Error

Member "transfer" not unique after argument-dependent lookup in contract C.

Expected

This behavior is understandable (transfer also has a special meaning). But this behavior is currently undocumented.

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