Unresolved external symbols

Code:

main.obj||error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: void __thiscall player::transfer(class player &)" (?transfer@player@@QAEXAAV1@@Z) referenced in function _main|
main.obj||error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: void __thiscall swordsman::AI(class player &)" (?AI@swordsman@@QAEXAAVplayer@@@Z) referenced in function _main|
main.obj||error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: bool __thiscall player::useMW(void)" (?useMW@player@@QAE_NXZ) referenced in function _main|
main.obj||error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: bool __thiscall player::useHeal(void)" (?useHeal@player@@QAE_NXZ) referenced in function _main|
main.obj||error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: void __thiscall player::isDead(void)" (?isDead@player@@QAEXXZ) referenced in function _main|
main.obj||error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "void __cdecl showinfo(class player &,class player &)" (?showinfo@@YAXAAVplayer@@0@Z) referenced in function _main|
main.obj||error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: bool __thiscall player::death(void)" (?death@player@@QAE_NXZ) referenced in function _main|
main.obj||error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: void __thiscall player::reFill(void)" (?reFill@player@@QAEXXZ) referenced in function _main|
main.obj||error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: __thiscall swordsman::swordsman(int,class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >)" (??0swordsman@@QAE@HV?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V?$allocator@D@2@@std@@@Z) referenced in function _main|
C:\Users\Geft\Desktop\06\ex3\main.exe||fatal error LNK1120: 9 unresolved externals|
||=== Build finished: 10 errors, 0 warnings (0 minutes, 0 seconds) ===|

I have the following files where the headers are class declarations and the corresponding cpp files are the definitions:

Code:

container.cpp
container.h
player.cpp
player.h includes container.h
main.cpp includes swordsman.h
swordsman.cpp
swordsman.h includes player.h

What could be the problem?

Search through your source files for definitions (ie implementations) of the functions that the linker is complaining about.

You will either find that some source files are incomplete (for example, player::transfer() is not defined any of your source files) or that you have left some files out of your project.

Declaring functions (i.e. prototypes) will get you past the compiler, but the linker is where the rubber hits the road: the linker needs all functions that get called anywhere in your program to be defined, not just declared, otherwise it can't create the executable.

For instance, here are the functions for player::death and player:isDead as defined in player.cpp:

Code:

// report whether character is dead
bool player::death()
{
	return playerdeath;
}

// check whether character is dead
void player::isDead()
{
	if(HP<=0)		// HP less than 0, character is dead
	{
		cout<<name<<" is Dead." <<endl;
		system("pause");
		playerdeath=1;	// give the label of death value 1
	}
}

Along with the prototypes:

Code:

#ifndef _PLAYER
#define _PLAYER

#include <iomanip>		// use for setting field width
#include <time.h>		// use for generating random factor
#include "container.h"

enum job {sw, ar, mg};	/* define 3 jobs by enumerate type
							   sword man, archer, mage */
class player
{
	friend void showinfo(player &p1, player &p2);
	friend class swordsman;

protected:
	int HP, HPmax, MP, MPmax, AP, DP, speed, EXP, LV;
	// General properties of all characters
	string name;	// character name
	job role;		/* character's job, one of swordman, archer and mage,
					   as defined by the enumerate type */
	container bag;	// character's inventory

public:
	virtual bool attack(player &p)=0;	// normal attack
	virtual bool specialatt(player &p)=0;	//special attack
	virtual void isLevelUp()=0;			// level up judgement

	void reFill();		// character's HP and MP resume
	bool death();		// report whether character is dead
	void isDead();		// check whether character is dead
	bool useHeal();		// consume heal, irrelevant to job
	bool useMW();		// consume magic water, irrelevant to job
	void transfer(player &p);	// possess opponent's items after victory
	void showRole();	// display character's job
	
private:
	bool playerdeath;			// whether character is dead, doesn't need to be accessed or inherited
};

#endif

They seem to be correct. Am I missing something here?

EDIT: Error in the includes, should have included the right headers.

You NEED to look at the linker command and verify it is right.
Remember the order the object files are in matter to some linkers.

Tim S.