Thread: Typedef in a header?

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    Typedef in a header?

    I am trying to do a problem that I can apply to both lists or vectors using an interator, and all I would have to do to change the problem is within a typedef declaration. However it does not work..I was wondering why two things I tried does not work. Can someone help explain this to me please?

    This one just tells me no member is defined within the struct. I have no idea what that means though.

    Code:
    #ifndef GUARD_Student_info
    #define GUARD_Student_info
    
    #include <iostream>
    #include <string>
    #include <vector>
    
    typedef std::vector<double> homework;
    
    struct Student_info{
    	std::string name;
    	double midterm, final;
    	homework;
    };
    
    
    bool compare(const Student_info&, const Student_info&);
    std::istream& read(std::istream&, Student_info&);
    std::istream& read_hw(std::istream&, homework&);
    
    #endif
    This one just can't seem to find the type homework when I refer to it.

    Code:
    #ifndef GUARD_Student_info
    #define GUARD_Student_info
    
    #include <iostream>
    #include <string>
    #include <vector>
    
    struct Student_info{
    	std::string name;
    	double midterm, final;
    	typedef std::vector<double> homework;
    };
    
    
    bool compare(const Student_info&, const Student_info&);
    std::istream& read(std::istream&, Student_info&);
    std::istream& read_hw(std::istream&, homework&);
    
    #endif

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    Code:
    struct Student_info{
    	std::string name;
    	double midterm, final;
    	homework;
    };
    homework is a type name. You can't just type a name like int; or double; by itself, because what would be the point? You need to give it a variable name like you did with the other members of your struct.
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