class error?think?

Code:

class color {
    public:
           void getColor();
           int setColor();
    private:
            int color;
};

void Color::getColor(char color)
{
     this->color=color;
}

int Color::setColor()
{
    return color;
}


int main()
{
    char color;
    
    cout<<"The color now, is currently"<<color.setColor()<<".";
    cout<<"\n\nWe will now set the color to"<<color.getColor()<<".";
    cout<<"\n\nChoices appended below.";
    color.getColor(blue);
    color.setColor(blue);
    cout<<"\n\nYour color is now"<<color.setColor()<<".";
    cout<<"\n\nYour color was set to"<<color.getColor()<<".";
    system("pause");
}

Yes, you have errors. Lots of them. And they're all easy to avoid if you pay attention when writing the code. Throw away your program and do it again.

here an example of a class

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

class dog
{
	public:
	void feeddog(string);
	void kickdog(int);
}dogs;

void dog::feeddog(string food)
{
	cout << "You fed the dog : " << food << endl;
}
void dog::kickdog(int pounds)
{
	cout << "You kicked the dog with " << pounds << " pounds of force!" << endl;
}

int main()
{
	dogs.feeddog("poop");
	dogs.kickdog(10);
	cin.get();
	return 0;
}

this is a real simple class, compare it to your and see why you
have errors.

Code:

#include <string>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;


class Color
{
public:
       // const is used becouse this function
       // does not change anything. It just returns color.
       string getColor() const;
       
       // void? Function just sets the color.
       // Does not return anything.
       void   setColor(string new_color);

private:

        string color;
};

string Color::getColor() const
{
    // return member of the Color class, 'color'
    return Color::color;
}

void Color::setColor(string new_color)
{
    Color::color = new_color;
}


int main()
{
    Color myColorer;   // make instance of the Color class

    cout<<"The color now, is currently "<<myColorer.getColor()<<" .";
    cout<<"\n\nWe will now set the color to black.";
    myColorer.setColor("black");

    cout << "\nNow the color is " << myColorer.getColor();

    getchar();     // wait for keypress
}

[NOTE] :
Some things won't work if you have older compiler.

i think you have an old compiler, getchar()?
(at least i think old conio.h use to have this
or getch() or something.)

cin.get();


would be the (standard)choice around here.

Same like you... VS.NET 2003 Arch.
All those years I use getchar() .
It is little stupid to include conio.h just for getch() .

...will try to use cin.get() from now... if it is some standard...

Hitachi,
There are some nice tutorials on this site about classes and OOP.
You could read this tutorial : http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/lesson12.html
Sample code is well documented.

...and remember, Google is your friend -> http://www.google.com/search?num=30&...Tra%C5%BEi&lr=

C++ by example might be good book for you -> ftp://194.105.193.56/pub/warez/books...by-example.zip


And more advanced book -> http://www.gnacademy.org/text/cc/Tutorial/tutorial.html .
Use it as reference.

>All those years I use getchar()
Then you were relying on a non-portable feature, because getchar() requires that you include <cstdio>.

>...will try to use cin.get() from now... if it is some standard...
Yes, it is. Just like getchar().

@Prelude
cstdio ?
Never used this... Maybe VS.NET automatically inserts this...

For me, it's not important if something is portable.
Maybe i will be Windows-only developer (becouse of direct X).
Don't know too much about OpenGL...
Does it support Shader model 3.0, FSAA, Anisotropic filtering(and how much), AA(#), Bump mapping, and all those cutting edge eye candy things....?
I've played IL 2 Sturmovik - Forgotten battles. It uses OpenGL, and graphics was very good.
Can someone refer me to some site where can I find answer on those questions? I'll see on the OpenGL's homepage.
BTW, if OpenGL doesn't support Shaders 3.0, can usermade library add that functionality to Graphics Engines?
Sorry for all that off-topic.

i could be wrong but portable, doesnt just mean to another
operating system but to another compiler. so in the future
if you upgrade your operating system, or that compiler just
becomes to old, or you just find a new compiler that you
want to start using. all your previous code that you used
getchar() may not compile without changes.


its always good to be worried about those things.