question on class rectangle.h

**dirgni** · 12-18-2002

hellow everyone have a question hope u can help, im writing a program that has a class rectangle.h and include member functions in a file called ectangle.cpp. The problem is that aim getting an error message "can not open file rectangle .h" i don't understand why? here is part of the program
[code]
#ifndef RECTANGLE_H
#define RECTANGLE_H

class rectangle{
public:
rectangle(int lenght = 1,int width = 1);
void setRectangle( int,int);
void setLenght(int);
void setWidth(int);

int getRectangle();
int getLenght();
int getWidth();

void printArea();
void printPerimeter();

private:
int rec;
int lenght;
int width;

};
#endif

#include <iostream>
using std::cout;
#include <iomanip>
using std::setfill;
using std::setw;

#include "rectangle.h"
[\code]

**Polymorphic OOP** · 12-18-2002

The first part of the program up to and including the #endif should be in a separate file in your project's directory called "rectangle.h"

**dirgni** · 12-18-2002

so thats what im doing wrong! im putting it all in the same program. ok im using 6.0 compiler do i use a header file for the .h and a source file for the cpp? im not sure.

**Polymorphic OOP** · 12-18-2002

Yeah, though it doesn't really matter what you choose when you click create new file -- both headers and source files are just ascii files. Just make sure that you put the proper extension. Choosing header will automatically append .h and choosing source will automatically append .cpp

**dirgni** · 12-18-2002

i still don't know how to do it, i know what you mean that they have to be in different files but how do i do that?

**quzah** · 12-18-2002

file 1, aka myfile.h

Code:

#ifndef MYHEADER
#define MYHEADER

...stuff goes here...

#endif

file 2, aka myfile.cpp

Code:

#include<somestuffhere>
#include "myheader.h"

int main ( )
{
    ....code goes here...
    return 0;
}

...maybe more code goes here...

Something like that.

Quzah.

**dirgni** · 12-18-2002

thanks a lot! to u both i fixed it now it works thanks.

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