Thread: wrong output.

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    wrong output.

    Sorry to keep posting stuff.

    i have written this tiny code from a book, pretty useless code but im just learning pointers.

    it compiles and runs perfect, but its not giving me the right output but i dont understand why.

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    class SimpleCat
    {
    public:
    	SimpleCat() { int ItsAge = 2; }
    	~SimpleCat() {}
    	int GetAge() const { return ItsAge; }
    	void SetAge(int age) { ItsAge = age; }
    private:
    	int ItsAge;
    };
    
    int main()
    {
    	SimpleCat * Frisky = new SimpleCat;
    	cout <<"Frisky is " << Frisky->GetAge() << " years old.\n";
    
    	Frisky->SetAge(5);
    	cout <<"Frisky is " << Frisky->GetAge() << " years old.\n";
    	delete Frisky;
    	system("PAUSE");
    	return 0;
    }
    the result of the program is...

    Code:
    Frisky is 3342760 years old.
    Frisky is 5 years old.
    Press any key to continue...
    can someone just take a quick look and try to see what the problem is because i cannot find it to save my life.

    cheers in advance. Reece.

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    Registered User Dante Shamest's Avatar
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    My guess is you should change

    Code:
    SimpleCat() { int ItsAge = 2; }
    to

    Code:
    SimpleCat() { ItsAge = 2; }
    Not exactly sure if that's what you want. My output becomes

    Code:
    Frisky is 2 years old.
    Frisky is 5 years old.

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    Code:
    SimpleCat() { int ItsAge = 2; }
    Change that to:
    Code:
    SimpleCat() { ItsAge = 2; }
    If not, you have a local variable named ItsAge that hides the member variable that you intend to assign 2 to. You might also use a constructor initialisation list, e.g.,
    Code:
    SimpleCat() : ItsAge(2) {}
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
    I get maybe two dozen requests for help with some sort of programming or design problem every day. Most have more sense than to send me hundreds of lines of code. If they do, I ask them to find the smallest example that exhibits the problem and send me that. Mostly, they then find the error themselves. "Finding the smallest program that demonstrates the error" is a powerful debugging tool.
    Look up a C++ Reference and learn How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

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    oh my god ive been trying to fix it for about an hour lmao.

    that was it!

    cheers mate.

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