Syntax error message for ctor

Hi

I'm having some trouble trying to figure out my syntax error on my code. I have inspected it many times, but I can't seem to find my error. The compiler that I am using is from the Visual Studio 2005.

Here's the error message that I receive:

Error 2 error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'SavingsAccount::{ctor}'



Here's my code:
class Account

Code:

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#include "Account.h"

#include <iostream>
using std::cout;

Account::Account(double total)
{
        if(total <= 0.0)
        {
                cout << "Your balance is less than or equal to zero";
                this->balance = 0.0;
        }
        this->balance = total;
}

void Account::setBalance(double balanceAmount)
{
        this->balance = balanceAmount;
}

double Account::getBalance() const
{
        return this->balance;
}

double Account::credit(double add)
{
        double result;

        result = this->balance + add;

        return result;
}

bool Account::debit(double minus)
{
        if(minus > balance)
        {
                cout << "Debit amount exceeded account balance.";
                return false;
        }
        balance = balance - minus;

        return true;
}

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class SavingsAccount

Code:

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#include "SavingsAccount.h"

#include <iostream>
using std::cout

SavingsAccount::SavingsAccount(double balances, double rate):Account(balances)
{
        this->setBalance(balances);
        this->interest = rate;
}

void SavingsAccount::setInterest(double rates)
{
        this->interest = rates;
}

double SavingsAccount::getInterest()
{
        return this->interest;
}

double SavingsAccount::calculateInterest()
{
        double result;

        result = this->getBalance() * this->interest;

        return result;
}

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The error message is exactly right. See if you can figure out what it's referring to. It should have a line number to help show you the general vicinity of the problem.

It's referring to this part of the code (line 6):

Code:

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SavingsAccount::SavingsAccount(double balances, double rate):Account(balances)

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I can't figure out what the problem is still, I rewrote it many times but I still get the same error message.

When you get a syntax error, check for undeclared identifiers and the surrounding lines for mistakes, as well.

It's referring to

Quote:

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Error 2 error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'SavingsAccount::ctor'

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It can mean anything, really. Syntax errors can confuse you.
The best thing to do is look for undeclared identifiers (compiler doesn't always complain about them) and checking for mistakes, such as syntax errors on previous lines. Check for missing ; and such.

Thanks for the help, I figured out the problem:

Code:

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using std::cout

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I forgot to put the semicolon at the end of that line of code.