Thread: 'Local Function Definitions are illegal' ?

this is my code:

Code:

void Cat::Eat()
{
	printf("\n%s ate.", name);
}
// ... other functions with same error

and this is my error:
"Local Function Definitions are illegal."

What does that mean?

I'm using MSVC++7.

I fixed THAT problem. I have another one, however. It happens somewhere in here:

Code:

int main()
{
	// get name & set
	printf("What is the cat's name? ");
	scanf("%s",cat.name);

	// get age & set
	printf("\nWhat is the cat's age? ");
	scanf("%i",cat.age);

	// get weight & set
	printf("\nWhat is the cat's weight? ");
	scanf("&i",cat.weight);

	//printf("\nNAME: %s",cat.GetName());
	printf("\nAGE : %i",cat.age);

	return 0;
}

the program crashes when I input the age. The age is an int.

I solved the input problem using "cin".

However, although I like C++ input (cin), I like C output (printf,etc.). It doesn't really matter, does it?

printf() is slightly faster, anyways.

what XSquared said.

But as for y it's crashing, i'd say because u need to pass cat.age's address.

scanf takes the address of an object, so

Code:

scanf("%i",&(cat.age));

it doesn't crash on cat.name (assuming name is a string) because when using an identifier for an array it passes the address of the first element.

That's right, Kyro! Darn! I always forget that scanf takes the adress. Silly me.