msvc++ and STL

[jahnoosh]

Hi i just got msvc++ 6.0
Im wondering why this code won't compile:

//Address.h

#ifndef Address_dot_h
#define Address_dot_h 1

class Address
{
public:
	
	Address();

	const char* lastname() const { return lastname_; }
	void lastname(const char*);

	const char* firstname() const { return firstname_; }
	void firstname(const char*);

	const char* phone() const { return phone_; }
	void phone(const char*);

	const char* address() const { return address_; }
	void address(const char*);

private:

	enum { namelen = 16, phonelen = 16, addrlen = 100 };

	char lastname_[namelen];
	char firstname_[namelen];
	char phone_[phonelen];
	char address_[addrlen];
};

#endif

//Address.cpp
#include "Address.h"
#include <string.h>


Address::Address()
{
	lastname_[0] = firstname_[0] = phone_[0] = address_[0] = '\0';
}

void Address::lastname(const char* s)
{
	std::strcpy(lastname_, s);
}

void Address::firstname(const char* s)
{
	std::strcpy(firstname_, s);
}

void Address::phone(const char* s)
{
	std::strcpy(phone_, s);
}

void Address::address(const char* s)
{
	std::strcpy(address_, s);
}

//tester.cpp
#include "iostream.h"
#include "Address.h"

void dump(const Address& a)
{
     std::cout << a.firstname() << ' ' << a.lastname() << '\n'
               << a.address() << '\n' << a.phone  << '\n'
               << std::endl;
}
int main()
{
    Address a;
    a.lastname("Smith");
    a.firstname("Joan");
    a.phone("(905) 684-2222");
    a.address("222 shooter lane, williamington manitoba");
    dump(a);


    a.phone("((906) 456 6543 ext 666");
    dump(a);
    return 0;
}

does msvc++ have a problen with STL action or what
i get these and there are 5 of them:

error C2653: 'std' : is not a class or namespace name

thanks for any help on this

[JoeSixpack]

You're not including the std headers. Try

#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>

etc

[jahnoosh]

ok ive made the changes but it still doesn't compile and has the same errors
[code]
//Address.h

#ifndef Address_dot_h
#define Address_dot_h 1

class Address
{
public:

Address();

const char* lastname() const { return lastname_; }
void lastname(const char*);

const char* firstname() const { return firstname_; }
void firstname(const char*);

const char* phone() const { return phone_; }
void phone(const char*);

const char* address() const { return address_; }
void address(const char*);

private:

enum { namelen = 16, phonelen = 16, addrlen = 100 };

char lastname_[namelen];
char firstname_[namelen];
char phone_[phonelen];
char address_[addrlen];
};

#endif

//Address.cpp
#include "Address.h"
#include <cstring>


Address::Address()
{
lastname_[0] = firstname_[0] = phone_[0] = address_[0] = '\0';
}

void Address::lastname(const char* s)
{
std::strcpy(lastname_, s);
}

void Address::firstname(const char* s)
{
std::strcpy(firstname_, s);
}

void Address:hone(const char* s)
{
std::strcpy(phone_, s);
}

void Address::address(const char* s)
{
std::strcpy(address_, s);
}

//tester.cpp
#include "iostream.h"
#include "Address.h"
#include <cstring>
void dump(const Address& a)
{
std::cout << a.firstname() << ' ' << a.lastname() << '\n'
<< a.address() << '\n' << a.phone << '\n'
<< std::endl;
}
int main()
{
Address a;
a.lastname("Smith");
a.firstname("Joan");
a.phone("(905) 684-2222");
a.address("222 shooter lane, williamington manitoba");
dump(a);


a.phone("((906) 456 6543 ext 666");
dump(a);
return 0;
}

[Stoned_Coder]

Your dump() function needs work for starters. See if you can see whats wrong with it yourself. If you cant ill tell you later.

As for the errors just make sure you are including the right headers.....

MSVC can be a pain sometimes. for starters take out all explicit std:: 's then add a using namespace std;. Get it running first. Then go through and change it to explicit std:: if u must or just using std::cout; blah blah. Some things in msvc hat should be inside namespace std are not. Check out <cstdlib> for instance. Nothing there is in namespace std although it all should be.Well that was state of play at msvc6. Not sure about .net but i hear its much better than 6.

[jahnoosh]

thats the only way i kno how to do it
im not sure where to put the using namespace std;
and dump is not a function i need its just to test the access
im not very fluent in c++ especcially in this new msvc++ enviroment 6.0 by the way
like to try .net but its much too many gold peices for me