Thread: Inlined functions as arguments

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    Inlined functions as arguments

    I am attempting to inline a member function as an argument of an equation.

    Code:
    Player.hitper=((d10.roll-1)*10)+(d10.roll-1);
    d10 is a object of the class dice.
    The class to which the function belongs is as follows:


    Code:
    class dice
    {
    	public:
                           dice(int sides);
    			int numsides;
    			int roll()
    			{
    				(rand()%numsides)+1;
    			}
    };
    The error I'm receiving is as follows:
    invalid use of member (did you forget the `&' ?)
    I have tried to use the function with and without the 'return' keyword preceding the statement in the function.

    What am I doing wrong here?
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    Did you #include <cstdlib> for rand()? Of course, it looks like you should have that statement as a return statement.

    EDIT:
    Oh, but this is wrong:
    Code:
    Player.hitper=((d10.roll-1)*10)+(d10.roll-1);
    You are not calling the function. It should be:
    Code:
    Player.hitper=((d10.roll()-1)*10)+(d10.roll()-1);
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    Oh. That makes sense.

    I guess I was thinking that I was using it as an argument.

    Now that I'm calling the function correctly, the code complies.

    Thanks for your help.
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