Help with headers/linking code

Yeah, I'm having mad trouble getting my code to work together...

when I compile this cpp file:

Code:

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <iostream.h>
#include "Stack.h"

struct StackNode
{
   int entry;
   StackNode *next;

};

Stack::Stack ()
{
                counter = 0;
	top = NULL; //<---Here is where error two occurs
}

void Stack :: push(int data)
{
	StackNode temp;
	temp.entry = data;
	temp.next = top;
	*top = temp;
}

int Stack :: pop()
{
	int dataHolder;
	
	dataHolder = top -> entry;
	top = top -> next;
	return dataHolder;
}
bool Stack :: IsEmpty()
{
	return (top == NULL);
}

int Stack :: peek()
{
	return top -> entry;
}

void Stack :: test()
{
	cout << "test";
}

with this header:

Code:

/* Stack.h - Stack Specification */
#include <stdlib.h>

#ifndef STACK_H
#define STACK_H

class Stack
{
	public:
	     Stack();    	
			
                                void push(int data);
   		int pop();
   		int peek();
   		bool IsEmpty();
		void test();
 	private:	
		StackNode *top;   //<<---here is where error
		int counter;           //          one occurs

 };
#endif

I get these errors:

Stack.h:17: syntax error before `*'
Stack.cpp: In method `Stack::Stack()':
Stack.cpp:36: `top' undeclared (first use this function)
Stack.cpp:36: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
Stack.cpp:36: for each function it appears in.)

Nwhen I include the class definition in the cpp file, I get no errors, other than the fact that I don't have a main routine.

Please help, as I have NOBODY around to help me out with this.

Thanks.

You need to declare the StackStruct structure before the class declaration.

Originally Posted by bithub

You need to declare the StackStruct structure before the class declaration.

You mean in the .h file?

EDIT:

Nevermind, it worked, thanks so much... I will be posting much more in this thread with questions relating to this program...

Ok, now I got another question... say I want to use that Stack.h /Stack.cpp(I think all I need to include is the .h file, right?)file in another .cpp file, how would I go about doing that?

I tried including the Stack.h file, but got several errors. Once again here is my code and my errors (I'm just "testing" my .h file at this point so the code really doesn't do much):

Code:

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <iostream.h>
#include "Stack.h"



main ()
{
	Stack tester;
	tester.test();	
}

and the errors:
/tmp/ccbuOX6v.o: In function `main':
/tmp/ccbuOX6v.o(.text+0xe): undefined reference to `Stack::Stack(void)'
/tmp/ccbuOX6v.o(.text+0x1d): undefined reference to `Stack::test(void)'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status


Once again thanks for any help

Make sure that you put Stack.cpp and Stack.h in the same project as the file that is using the stack.

look for #ifndef and #define on google