Thread: Text Book Error Need Help!

Hi, I have spent three hours copying and learning a large program in OOP, but when I compiled it, I got this error:

Code:

Documents\C++\Haunt\main.cpp request for member `health' in `play', which is of non-class type `Player ()(int, int, int)'

I wont post all the code as it is very large, but here is the code that the class implelemnts.

The error is referining to the line in main that reads:

play.health++;

code from header file:

Code:

/******* player class *********************************************************/

class Player
{
public:
	   int m_Health;
	   int m_Magic;
	   int m_Gold;
	   
	   Player( int health = 100, int magic = 1, int gold = 5 );	// constructor
	   ~Player();	// deconstructor  
	   
private:
		bool pdead;		// is player defeated ( at start of play )
		bool palive;	// is player active ( at start of play )
};

code from class implemet file:

Code:

Player::Player( int health, int magic, int gold )
{
     m_Health = health;
     m_Magic = magic;
     m_Gold = gold;
     
     palive = true;	// new game
     pdead = false;	// turns TRUE when player defeated
}

code from main:

Code:

void area1 ( void )
{
 	 Player play( int health, int magic, int gold );
 	 
 	 play.health++;   // ERRPR LINE
	 
 }

It is the only compile error, and the book says on running, health should increase by one. I think the error is the line above the error line, but I am not sure. Please Help!

> play.health++
The public variable in the class is called m_Heath
So perhaps
play.m_Health++;

Public data in a class is poor OO in my opinion.

yep what Salem said should fix your prob.

I did that but I am getting the same error. I have also looked online at a few other things and run debug mode on my compiler but it broke at that line saying an error must be corrected in order to continue.

If I made the health private and not public and then incremented it within the function and not outside, would that fix the problem? I don't think I can think of a reason why a book would have faulty code

Ok thanks Kurisu, I will try the private member trick, and see what happens.. fingers crossed it might work!

bool isZombie = isAlive && isDead;