Thread: Classes Help

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    Registered User Gnoober's Avatar
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    Classes Help

    Hi, I'm a c++ newbie and I need some help with classes. Take a look at this code snippet and see if you can figure out why I get an error. (Besides the absence of constructor/destructor)

    Code:
    #pragma once
    
    class Part {
    public:
    
    	int ID;
    	int daysNeeded;
    	int buyPrice;
    	int sellPrice;
    	char name[20];
    	char description[100];
    };
    
    Part item;
    item.ID = 5;
    Help is greatly appreciated!! Thanks
    - Grady (:

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    Do you have the class definition in a separate file than the instance? Try putting the class stuff in a header and then in a separate cpp file instantiating the class and assigning the member ID.

    EDIT: Also a default constructor and destructor are provided for you if you do not specify them.

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    >item.ID = 5;
    This is the problem. You can create declarations in the global scope, but operations like this must be performed inside a function. Use the following to see the difference:
    Code:
    class Part {
    public:
    
    	int ID;
    	int daysNeeded;
    	int buyPrice;
    	int sellPrice;
    	char name[20];
    	char description[100];
    };
    
    Part item;
    
    int main()
    {
      item.ID = 5;
    
      return 0;
    }
    -Prelude
    My best code is written with the delete key.

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    It worked! Thanks a lot, I would have never figured that out by myself. (;
    - Grady (:

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