Thread: Improper use of typedef

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    Improper use of typedef

    Anyone knows what does these errors mean ?


    Error E2108 workingArea.cpp 61: Improper use of typedef 'string' in function newCode()
    Error E2121 workingArea.cpp 61: Function call missing ) in function newCode()
    *** 2 errors in Compile ***

    Code:
    int main()
    {
    	string billy [12];
    	int tester;
    		while((tester >= 1) || (tester < 4))
    		{
    			cout << "select one of these options\n";
     			cout << "(1) Insert a new code\n";
     			cout << "(2) Print the data\n";
    			cout << "(3) Program requirments\n";
    			cout << "(4) Exit the program\n";
    
    			cin >> tester;
    			
    			if(tester==1)
    				newCode();		
    			else if (tester==2)
    				printCode();
    		 	else if (tester==3)
    				errorCode();	
    			else if (tester==4)
    				break;
    			else
    				cout << "ERROR!!! You must choose one of the options from 1 to 4";
    		}
    return 0;
    
    }  
    
    //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    void newCode()
    {
    	string serial_number;
    	int length;	
       	
       cout<< "please enter a serial number of 12 characters:";
    	cin >> serial_number;
    	length = serial_number.length();
    	
    	std::string mystr = serial_number;
    
    	if (length!=12 )
    		cout << "There must be 12 characters exactly";
    	else 
    		 checkOne(string serial_number);
    
    }
    
    void checkOne(	string serial_number)
    {
    	std::string mystr = serial_number;
    	for( int i=0; i<13;i++)
    	{
    		if( mystr[i]!= '4')
    			break;
    			cout << "correct"<<endl;
    	}
    		
    }

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    > checkOne(string serial_number);
    Your call is wrong.
    Remove the type.
    If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
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    I deleted the type but a bunch of errors showed up are the following:

    Error E2268 workingArea.cpp 61: Call to undefined function 'checkOne' in function newCode()
    Warning W8054 workingArea.cpp 65: Style of function definition is now obsolete
    Error E2238 workingArea.cpp 67: Multiple declaration for 'serial_number' in function checkOne()
    Warning W8057 workingArea.cpp 76: Parameter 'serial_number' is never used in function checkOne()
    *** 2 errors in Compile ***


    All what I want to do is to use the ( serial_number) and the ( mystr) in the (void checkOne()) method from the ( void newCode()) method. This is also the first part that I did not post:

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <cctype>
    #include<string>
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    using namespace std;
    
    void newCode();
    void printCode();
    void errorCode();
    //void checkOne();
    
    string billy [12];

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    a) you need to prototype your functions
    b) you need to make sure the parameters match in the prototype and the definition.
    If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
    If at first you don't succeed, try writing your phone number on the exam paper.

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