How to call a function from another class?

**vegan** · 11-02-2011

Code:

//Line.h
const int MAX_CHARS = 6;

struct Line {

    bool set (int n, const char* str);
    void display () const;

private:

    int line_no;
    char lineStr [MAX_CHARS+1];

};

Code:

//********** List.h

#include "Line.h"

const int MAX_LINES = 3;

struct List {

    void set (int);
    void display() const;

private:

    Line listLines [MAX_LINES];

};

and there are Line.cpp and List.cpp. My List display supposed to call Line display.

Code:

void display () const {

    Line.display() const;

}

I dont know how to call this function properly.

**laserlight** · 11-02-2011

Presumably, you would loop over your listLines member array and call the display() member function of each of the Line objects in that array.

By the way, remember to use header inclusion guards. Also, I suggest that you declare MAX_CHARS and MAX_LINES as static const member variables in the respective classes. Actually, unless you have special reasons otherwise, lineStr probably should just be a std::string.

**vegan** · 11-02-2011

Thank you, yes it has to loop but how do I call Line display? This way -> Line.display() const; isnt working and lineStr should be std::lineStr?

**laserlight** · 11-02-2011

Something like this:

Code:

void display() const {
    for (std::size_t i = 0; i < MAX_LINES; ++i) {
        listLines[i].display();
    }
}

**vegan** · 11-02-2011

Cool, thank you, I see now how I shouldve called it. But now compiler says that listlines was not declared but it is part of List.h, I dont understand.

**hk_mp5kpdw** · 11-02-2011

Functions in your cpp files probably need List:: or Line:: in front of them for their respective structs.

**vegan** · 11-02-2011

Oh, right. Thank you very much laserlight and hk_mp5kpdw! I had no problem with C but struggling with C++ objects and classes/structs, cant still fully understand the concept.

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