Thread: Getting a C2504 Error, why? (A derived class problem)

Hi all,

I'm getting a C2504 error, (for those who don't know its a 'base class undefined' error) for what reason I do not know...

beginning of my inherited polygon.h file:

Code:

class polygon : public isosceles
{


private:


    double sides;


public:


    polygon(double length, double sides_val) : isosceles(length)
    {
        sides = sides_val;
    }

my base class has only #include <cmath> and a definition of PI.

any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

my base class has only #include <cmath> and a definition of PI.

How does the definition of isosceles look like? You'll need that information to be known inside polygon.h.

Btw, you can use initializer lists throughout, and don't need to invent different names for parameters and members – the compiler knows which one is which.

Code:

polygon(double length, double sides) : isosceles(length), sides(sides)
{ }

Code:

#pragma once
#include <math.h>


#define PI 3.14159265358979323846


class isosceles
{
private:
	double length;
public:

^ start of isosceles

I've put #include "isosceles.h" inside of polygon.h and it all seems to be compiling well now. Is this the proper way to do inherited classes i.e. to "#include" the base class within it?

Thank you for all your help, again. :-)