Help with classes and inheritance!!

I have this program I am doing for a class and I keep on getting the same error on the way my functions are being called.


45 C:\Dev-Cpp\ no matching function for call to `circus::getanimal()'
note C:\Dev-Cpp\:15 candidates are: void circus::getanimal(std::string, std::string, int)
46 C:\Dev-Cpp\ no matching function for call to `tiger::getstripes()'
note C:\Dev-Cpp\REDOCIRCUS.cpp:26 candidates are: void tiger::getstripes(std::string, int)

and so on..

any help would be greatly appreciated

Code:

#include <iostream> 
#include <iomanip>
#include <cstring>

using namespace std;

class circus 
{
      public: 
              string animaltype;
              string animalname;
              int age;
              int dailyfood;
              
              void getanimal(string animalname, string animaltype,int animalage);
              void getfood();
              };
class tiger : public circus
{
      public:
             int stripes;
             int toothlength;
             char maneater;
             int jumpdistance;
private:
        void getstripes(string animalname, int stripes);
             };
class elephant : public circus
{
      public:
             int tusks;
             string eletype;
             int num;
private: 
        void gettype(int tusks,int num, string eletype, string animalname);
             };         

circus animals;
tiger cat;
elephant grey;
int main()
{

 cout << "Hello and welcome to the super fantastic circus!" << endl << "Please enter the following information by pressing enter after each input" << endl;

 animals.getanimal();
 cat.getstripes();
 grey.gettype();
    
    
    system("pause");
    return 0;
}

void circus::getanimal(string animalname, string animaltype,int animalage) 
{
     cout << "What is your animal's name?" << endl;
     cin >> animalname;
     cout << "what kind of animal is" << animalname << "?" << endl;
     cin >> animaltype;
     cout << "what is " << animalname << "'s" << "age?" << endl;
     cin >> animalage;
     cout << animalname << "is a" << animaltype << "and is" << animalage << "years old." << endl;
     }
     
void circus::getfood()
{
     cout << "Please enter the animal's name." << endl;
     cin >> animalname;
     cout << "Please enter the amout of food" << animalname << "eats" << endl;
     cin >> dailyfood;
     cout << animalname << "eats" << (dailyfood * 7) << "in one week" << endl;
     }
     
void tiger::getstripes(string animalname, int stripes)
{
     cout << "Please enter the name of the tiger." << endl;
     cin >> animalname;
     cout << "Please enter the number of stripes" << animalname << "has." << endl;
     cin >> stripes;
     cout << "So" << animalname << "has" << stripes << endl;
     }

void elephant::gettype(int tusks,int num, string eletype, string animalname)
{
     cout << "What type of elephant is " << animalname << "?" << "Type 1 for African and 2 for Asian" << endl;
     cin >> num;
     if (num == 1)
     (eletype = "African");
     else
     (eletype = "Asian");
     cout << "Does " << animalname << "have tusks type 1 for yes and 2 for no" << endl;
     cin >> tusks;
     if (tusks == 1)
     cout << animalname << " is a " << eletype << " elephant and does have tusks " << endl;
     else
     cout << animalname << " is a " << eletype << " elephant and does not have any tusks " << endl;
          }

45 C:\Dev-Cpp\ no matching function for call to `circus::getanimal()'
note C:\Dev-Cpp\:15 candidates are: void circus::getanimal(std::string, std::string, int)

Simple enough to understand what it's saying...

Code:

class circus 
{
   ...
              
   void getanimal(string animalname, string animaltype,int animalage);
   ...
};
...

circus animals;
...

int main()
{
    cout << "Hello and welcome to the super fantastic circus!" << endl
         << "Please enter the following information by pressing enter after each input" << endl;

    animals.getanimal();
    ...

    return 0;
}

void circus::getanimal(string animalname, string animaltype,int animalage) 
{
    cout << "What is your animal's name?" << endl;
    cin >> animalname;
    cout << "what kind of animal is" << animalname << "?" << endl;
    cin >> animaltype;
    cout << "what is " << animalname << "'s" << "age?" << endl;
    cin >> animalage;
    cout << animalname << "is a" << animaltype << "and is" << animalage << "years old." << endl;
}

46 C:\Dev-Cpp\ no matching function for call to `tiger::getstripes()'
note C:\Dev-Cpp\REDOCIRCUS.cpp:26 candidates are: void tiger::getstripes(std::string, int)

And same thing again...

Code:

class tiger : public circus
{
    ...
    void getstripes(string animalname, int stripes);
};

...
tiger cat;
...
int main()
{
    ...
    cat.getstripes();
    ...
}
...
void tiger::getstripes(string animalname, int stripes)
{
     cout << "Please enter the name of the tiger." << endl;
     cin >> animalname;
     cout << "Please enter the number of stripes" << animalname << "has." << endl;
     cin >> stripes;
     cout << "So" << animalname << "has" << stripes << endl;
}

You're saying that your functions take arguments but when you actually call them in your code, you don't pass any arguments into the functions. BTW, I don't think you need arguments passed into these particular functions.

Thank you, I have seemed to fix that error but now I have a new error. It seems to not like the fact I am using private functions but its part of the assignment. It compiles and runs if I take the private out. this is my current code.

Code:

   #include <iostream> 
#include <iomanip>
#include <cstring>

using namespace std;

class circus 
{
      public: 
              string animaltype;
              string animalname;
              int animalage;
              int dailyfood;
              
              void getanimal();
              void getfood();
              };
class tiger : public circus
{
      public:
             int stripes;
             int toothlength;
             char maneater;
             int jumpdistance;
      private:
        void getstripes();
             };
class elephant : public circus
{
      public:
             int tusks;
             string eletype;
             int num;
      private:
        void gettype();
             };         

circus animals;
tiger cat;
elephant grey;
int main()
{
    
char num;
 cout << "Hello and welcome to the super fantastic circus!" << endl << "Please enter the following information by pressing enter after each input" << endl;
 do{
 animals.getanimal();
 cout << "Please selected what you would like to do next." << "type 1 if chose a tiger and 2 if you chose a elephant and 3 if you didnt choose either and would like to choose one.";
 cin >> num;
 switch (num)
{
 case '1':
 {
 cat.getstripes();
 cat.getfood();
 }
      break;
 case '2':
 {
 grey.gettype();
 grey.getfood();
 }
      break;
}
     }while(num != 3);
    
    system("pause");
    return 0;
}

void circus::getanimal() 
{
     cout << "What is your animal's name?" << endl;
     cin >> animalname;
     cout << "what kind of animal is" << animalname << "?" << endl;
     cin >> animaltype;
     cout << "what is " << animalname << "'s" << "age?" << endl;
     cin >> animalage;
     cout << animalname << "is a" << animaltype << "and is" << animalage << "years old." << endl;
     }
     
void circus::getfood()
{
     cout << "Please enter the amout of food" << animalname << "eats" << endl;
     cin >> dailyfood;
     cout << animalname << "eats" << (dailyfood * 7) << "in one week" << endl;
     }
     
void tiger::getstripes()
{
     cout << "Please enter the number of stripes" << animalname << "has." << endl;
     cin >> stripes;
     cout << "So" << animalname << "has" << stripes << endl;
     }

void elephant::gettype()
{
     cout << "What type of elephant is " << animalname << "?" << "Type 1 for African and 2 for Asian" << endl;
     cin >> num;
     if (num == 1)
     (eletype = "African");
     else
     (eletype = "Asian");
     cout << "Does " << animalname << "have tusks type 1 for yes and 2 for no" << endl;
     cin >> tusks;
     if (tusks == 1)
     cout << animalname << " is a " << eletype << " elephant and does have tusks " << endl;
     else
     cout << animalname << " is a " << eletype << " elephant and does not have any tusks " << endl;
          }

sorry the errors are :
26 C:\Dev-Cpp\REDOCIRCUS.cpp `void tiger::getstripes()' is private
54 C:\Dev-Cpp\REDOCIRCUS.cpp within this context
35 C:\Dev-Cpp\REDOCIRCUS.cpp `void elephant::gettype()' is private
60 C:\Dev-Cpp\REDOCIRCUS.cpp within this context

Is this design from your teacher? It seems rather odd to me. Derived classes should be an example of an is-a relationship, and a tiger is certainly not a circus. A circus should contain animals like tigers and elephants.

Yes sure, it should generate an error as you are trying to access private members from outside the class. Make your instances(variables) as private and member functions as public. But i'll recommend you to read classes first.

While you're at it, it's a good idea to learn how to properly indent your code.

I seemed to have fixed that but I am now having trouble with my strings. When I try to output them in my derived classes it just gives me an empty space. Does this mean my derived classes are not inheriting anything form the base class??

Code:

void tiger::getstripes()
{
     cout << "Please enter the number of stripes " << animalname << " has." << endl;
     cin >> stripes;
     cout << "So " << animalname << " has" << stripes << endl;
     }

for the output of I just get "Please enter the number of stripes has"

You get a blank because when you instansiate your subclass objects a new base class object is also created, so you are probably referencing the empty string in a base class object somewhere,Animalname is probably outputiing but is just an empty string Try initialising the animal names to something default in a constructor, you will soon follow what is going on

I tried to add a constructor and it didn't work out. is there any other way to get my user to define the object and have it be used throughout the program or is it necessary to use a constructor?

the constructor was not meant t be the fix though perhaps it could be... it was just a way to let you giva a value to your members on instantiation, so you could see what happens. You can use staic member variables where required in the base class to fix problem