Classes Help

Hi, I'm a c++ newbie and I need some help with classes. Take a look at this code snippet and see if you can figure out why I get an error. (Besides the absence of constructor/destructor)

Code:

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#pragma once

class Part {
public:

        int ID;
        int daysNeeded;
        int buyPrice;
        int sellPrice;
        char name[20];
        char description[100];
};

Part item;
item.ID = 5;

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Help is greatly appreciated!! Thanks

Do you have the class definition in a separate file than the instance? Try putting the class stuff in a header and then in a separate cpp file instantiating the class and assigning the member ID.

EDIT: Also a default constructor and destructor are provided for you if you do not specify them.

>item.ID = 5;
This is the problem. You can create declarations in the global scope, but operations like this must be performed inside a function. Use the following to see the difference:

Code:

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class Part {
public:

        int ID;
        int daysNeeded;
        int buyPrice;
        int sellPrice;
        char name[20];
        char description[100];
};

Part item;

int main()
{
  item.ID = 5;

  return 0;
}

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-Prelude

It worked! Thanks a lot, I would have never figured that out by myself. (;