Thread: Visual C++ Help!!

For some reason everytime I try to compile a program that has a function in it, I get the following error:

"error C2601: 'larger' : local function definitions are illegal
Error executing cl.exe."

In that particular case the function was named larger. Does anyone know what I might be doing wrong? I've followed code from my text books, and also tried to create my own functions to no avail.

Here's a very simple function that I tried.

Code:

	double larger(double x, double y)
		{
			if (x >= y)
				return x;
			else 
				return y;		

		}

maybe you need to prototype it maybe? sorry if im wrong but im just guessing but im a newb. Something this?

Code:

double larger(double x, double y);

double larger(double x, double y)
	{
		if (x >= y)
			return x;
		else 
			return y;		
	}

Like i said i know barely nothing so maybe someone else might know something better. good luck

Here's my entire program:

Code:

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;

double larger(double, double);

void main()
{
	double one, two;
	
	cout<<"Enter two numbers: ";
	cin>>one>>two;
	cout<<endl;

	cout<<"Ther larger number is:  "<<larger(one, two);

	
	
	
	
	//Function Definition
	double larger(double x, double y)
		{
			if (x >= y)
				return x;
			else 
				return y;		

		}

}

As you can see the prototype is before the main function.

In case you don't understand twm, main is a function. Therefore you need to cut your function definition and paste it after the close brace of main.

Thanks a lot twm! I wasn't thinking straight. I didn't see main as a function. That helps a whole bunch.