'Invalid Use of Member'

Hi there, I am tryign to write a function and i need part of it to access and change the variables of an object (seems simple enough)

I create the object using

Code:

canyon_section result(0,0);

in the main() function of a .cpp file.

Below is the constructor for the object:

Code:

class canyon_section
{
public:
	canyon_section( int first_value, int second_value )
	: first_value_( first_value ), 
	  Second_value_( second_value ) 
	{
	}

This object 'result' is then passed by reference to a function in a header file:

Code:

next_section_result = get_next_section(result);

i then use the code:

Code:

result.first_value = random_int();
result.second_value = random_int();

to try and modify the 2 integer values of the object.

Only problem is when I try to compile the main.cpp file I get a compile error:

'invalid use of member (did you forget the `&' ?) '


with a line reference to the 'result.first_value.....' line (same error for the second_value line as well).

Am i missing something?

Thanks,

stu673

*edited to include funciton call & constructor

Why so cryptic? Post the funtion call as well as the function definition.

I agree. More code.

An odd error, you wouldn't by chance have first_value and second_value declared as private or protected members, would you?

You have one mistake in your constructor. Still need to see the function definition that contains the lines:

result.first_value = random_int();
result.second_value = random_int();

According to your constructor, neither first_value nor second_value are members of your class. first_value_ and Second_value_ are. You may consider using more informative and case-uniform identifiers. For instance, I prefer to use "m_" before any member variables of a class.

Code:

class myClass
{
public:
   int m_a;
   //etc...
};