Circular Dependency A Dead End?

[Waleed Mujeeb]

//parent.h File

#include "child.h"
class child;
class parent
{ 
  child *pc; 
  child c;   //Gives ERROR
};

//child.h File
class parent;
class child
{
  parent *pp;
  parent p;  //Gives ERROR
};

I am currently having some serious circular dependency issues with my design. Is there a way to declare an object(not a pointer) in this case. Does circular dependency occur because of a serious design flaw?

[laserlight]

Suppose it were possible. Then a parent has a child subobject. A child has a parent subobject. That parent subobject has a child subobject, which has a parent subobject, which has a child subobject... sorry, the sum of all the memories of all the computers in the world is far too small to contain even a single parent object.

So, what are you really trying to model?

[Waleed Mujeeb]

I get it now ,an infinite cycle. I am trying a make a 2d shooter for my project. I started abusing OOP. Problem solved i dont need an input class. Sorry for really coming up with such a dumb question, never mind.