help with pointers

[JasonY]

hi I need some help as to why this won't work

class CD
{
	struct node
	{
		int nTracks;
		string cdName;
		node *next;
	};

	int nVolume;
	bool bPower;
	node *start;	
	start = new node; //<- trouble here
	start->next = NULL;

I get the error C2258: illegal pure syntax, must be '= 0'
at the start = new node;

any idea as to what I am doing wrong?

[shiv_tech_quest]

Hi

You are trying to allocate memory for a datamember within a class.... instead try allocating the same when objects of that class are cerated.


class CD
{
struct node
{
int nTracks;
string cdName;
node *next;
};

int nVolume;
bool bPower;
node *start;


public:
CD()
{
start = new node;
start->next = NULL;
}
~CD()
{
delete start;
}

};

[JasonY]

thanks shiv_tech_quest that seems to have worked