Thread: Can't understand NetBeans

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    Can't understand NetBeans

    I'm having trouble understanding what Netbeans is trying to tell me. This isn't Homework at all, just practice. It says that there is a problem with the main () and turns line 43 red, and then a problem with dateUpdate(date today) on line 22. Any ideas?

    Code:
    /* 
     * File:   main.c
     * Author: roberto
     *
     * Created on October 4, 2012, 10:00 AM
     */
    
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    struct date
    {
        int month;
        int day;
        int year;
    };
    
    //Function to Calculate Tomorrow's Date
    
    struct date dateUpdate (struct date today)
    {
        struct date tomorrow;
        int numberOfDays(struct date d); //ONE OF MY PROBLEMS
    
        if (today.date != numberOfDays (today)){
            tomorrow.day = today.day + 1;
            tomorrow.month = today.month;
            tomorrow.year = today.year;
        }
        else if (today.month==12){
            tomorrow.day =1;
            tomorrow.month =1;
            tomorrow.year = today.year +1;
        }
        else {
            tomorrow.day =1;
            tomorrow.month = today.month +1;
            tomorrow.year = today.year;
        }
    return tomorrow;
    }
    
    int main () //ONE OF MY PROBLEMS
    {
        struct date dateUpdate (struct date today);
        struct date thisDay, nextDay;
    
        printf("Enter Today's Date (mm dd yyyy): ");
        scanf("%i%i%i", &thisDay.month, &thisDay.day, &thisDay.year);
    
        nextDay = dateUpdate (thisDay);
        
        printf("Tomorrow's date is %i/%i/%.2i.\n", nextDay.month, nextDay.day, nextDay.year % 100);
    
    return 0;
    }

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    I get only one error when compiling your program:
    Code:
    151118.c: In function ‘dateUpdate’:
    151118.c:24:14: error: ‘struct date’ has no member named ‘date’
    The problem looks pretty obvious to me. (If you had posted the exact error message you are getting I wouldn't have had to compile it to find this easy-to-fix error.)

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    Code:
    int numberOfDays(struct date d);
    is not a function, but a function prototype. And you've slapped it in the middle of another function, and have no declaration for it anywhere. That's probably what it's whinging about.

    And the main()? That could be a fussy compiler requiring the a specific main() prototype (look in the FAQ's and you'll find it - argc + argv might be expected by the compiler).

    And christop is right in that compiler warnings TELL YOU these things, and that you have a problem on line 24 too.

    - Compiler warnings are like "Bridge Out Ahead" warnings. DON'T just ignore them.
    - A compiler error is something SO stupid that the compiler genuinely can't carry on with its job. A compiler warning is the compiler saying "Well, that's bloody stupid but if you WANT to ignore me..." and carrying on.
    - The best debugging tool in the world is a bunch of printf()'s for everything important around the bits you think might be wrong.

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    I appreciate the feedback, I didn't put in the EXACT code. The code in the book included a function for finding if the given year was a leap year. I apologize for the time wasting, apparently I just need to STUDY..

    Thanks again for all of the feedback, I apologize again for the waste of time and resources.

    Loving these forums more everyday, really do appreciate it.

    Robert

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