Thread: Question about C++ Splitting your Code into Multiple Files

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    Question about C++ Splitting your Code into Multiple Files

    hello guys! sorry if my question might seem dumb. I have anxiety and its hard for me to ask for help but i am a newbie learning c++ as my first language.
    today i looked up that you can actually split your code into multiple files to make it organised so i tried to make a very basic program but the main function still doesnt recgonize my function that I put in another file
    I believe I did all the includes and if someone can give me some light I really appreciate it >.<!

    my main.cpp is:

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    #include "operator.hpp"
    
    
    using namespace std;
    
    
    int maint()
    
    
    {
        double c , d;
        
        char operatior;
        
        cout<<"enter first number" << endl;
        cin>>c;
        cout<<"enter second number" << endl;
        cin>>d;
        cout<<"choose your operator"<< endl;
        cin>> operatior;
        
        affiche_resultat (operatior,c,d); //simulates how a calculator works
        
        return 0;
    
    
    }
    operator.hpp code:
    Code:
     
    #ifndef OPERATOR_HPP_INCLUDED
    #define OPERATOR_HPP_INCLUDED
    
    
    void affiche_resultat(char op, double a, double b);
    
    
    #endif // OPERATOR_HPP_INCLUDED


    operator.cpp code
    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    #include "operator.hpp"
    
    
    using namespace std;
    
    
    void affiche_resultat(char op, double a, double b)
    {
        switch(op)
        {
    
    
    
    
        case '+' :
                  cout<<"the result is"<< a+b << endl;
                  break;
        case '-' :
                  cout<<"the result is"<< a-b << endl;
                  break;
        case '*' :
                  cout<<"the result is"<< a*b << endl;
                  break;
        case '/' :
                  if (b=0)
                  {
                      cout<<"Never devision by 0"<< endl;
                  }
                  else
                  {
                      cout<<"the result is" << a/b <<endl;
                  }
                  break;
        default:
                  cout<<"error operator not valid"<<  endl;
    }
    }

    Edit Sorry forgot to mention the error i keep getting is basically telling me that it cant recognize the function I am using : undefined reference
    Last edited by roroprogram; 02-16-2021 at 12:35 PM.

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    Which compiler / IDE are you using?

    If you're compiling from the command line, all you need is
    g++ main.cpp operator.cpp
    If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
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    oh idk how to make my own makefile yet but i figured it out , its just that the IDE i was using wasn't compiling all the files cos they werent in the same project
    I also corrected few mistakes >.<

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