Thread: can anyone see anything wrong with this code

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    can anyone see anything wrong with this code

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    display(int student_id, string first_name, string last_name, string phone, string street, string street1, string street2, string street3, string city, string state, string zip, int admitted, float gpa, string courses);
     
    add(int student_id, string first_name, string last_name, string phone, string street, string street1, string street2, string street3, string city, string state, string zip, int admitted, float gpa, string courses);
    
    remove(int student_id, string first_name, string last_name, string phone, string street1, string street2, string street3, string city, string state, string zip, int admitted, float gpa, string courses);
    can anyone see anythign wrong witht these 3 lines of code?? i get 3 seperate error messages when compiling it for each line. the message is:

    58 C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\File Processing\assignmetn1.cpp syntax error before `,' token

    im using dev c++t to build and compile the program

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    Well, assuming these are proto-types of functions, you forgot to set each functions return type, but I'm a beginner so I'm probably just not making any sense. =\

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    return type

    i do have prototypes. these are simply function calls so i dont need a return value. all 3 are void functions as well

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    I fixed your code tags, although in this case, it probably hasn't helped. In future, code tags etc., here use square brackets not angle brackets a la html.

    Your third function has one less parameter then the others, "string street" is missing.

    Errors like that are often associated with the code around the lines. They are also long, some older compilers used to complain if lines were too long. Otherwise, withiut more code I can't say.
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    The root of the error is that there are simply more parameters than you can properly keep track of. This should be at least a struct, better yet a class (although you might not yet be that far).
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    >>i do have prototypes. these are simply function calls

    Then I'd recommend removing the type indications before each parameter in the function call list of parameters.

    //prototypes
    void display(int student_id, string first_name, string last_name);
    void add(int student_id, string first_name, string last_name);
    void remove(int student_id, string first_name, string last_name);

    //initialize parameters
    int student_id = 2314;
    string first_name = "Jane";
    string last_name = "Smith";

    //call function using intialized parameters
    display(student_id, first_name, second_name);
    add(student_id, first_name, second_name);
    remove(student_id, first_name, second_name);

    //don't forget to define the functions somewhere, too
    Last edited by elad; 12-07-2004 at 10:33 AM.

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    If you're going to have so many parameters, at least fold the lines for readability
    Code:
    display(int student_id, string first_name, string last_name, string phone,
        string street, string street1, string street2, string street3,
        string city, string state, string zip,
        int admitted, float gpa, string courses);

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