Classes and redefinition; different basic types help

Hey all i am trying to compile my code but i keep getting "redefinition; different basic types". Here is the error log:

Quote:

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f:\c++2\addressClass\addressClass.cpp(145): error C2556: 'std::string extPersonType::getNumber(void) const' : overloaded function differs only by return type from 'int extPersonType::getNumber(void) const'
f:\c++2\addressClass\addressClass.cpp(35) : see declaration of 'extPersonType::getNumber'
f:\c++2\addressClass\addressClass.cpp(97): error C2371: 'addressType::getZip' : redefinition; different basic types
f:\c++2\addressClass\addressClass.cpp(16) : see declaration of 'addressType::getZip'
f:\c++2\addressClass\addressClass.cpp(145): error C2371: 'extPersonType::getNumber' : redefinition; different basic types
f:\c++2\addressClass\addressClass.cpp(35) : see declaration of 'extPersonType::getNumber'
f:\c++2\addressClass\addressClass.cpp(97): error C2556: 'std::string addressType::getZip(void) const' : overloaded function differs only by return type from 'int addressType::getZip(void) const'

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And here is my code that its having problems with:

Code:

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#include <string>
#include <assert.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>

using namespace std;

class addressType
{
public:
        void printAddress() const;
        void setAddress(string street, string city, string state, int zip);
        string getStreet() const;
        string getCity() const;
        string getState() const;
        int getZip() const;
        addressType(string street = "", string city = "", string state = "", int zip = 0);
       
private:
        string addrStreet;
        string addrCity;
        string addrState;
        int addrZip;
};

class extPersonType
{
public:
        void printPerson() const;
        void setNameNum(string first, string last, int number);
        void setPersonType(string pt);
        string getFirstName() const;
        string getLastName() const;
        string getPersonType() const;
        int getNumber() const;
        extPersonType(string first = "", string last = "", int number = 0000000000);
       
private:
        string firstName;
        string lastName;
        string personType;
        int phoneNumber;
};

string addressType::getZip() const
{
        return addrZip;
}

string extPersonType::getNumber() const
{
        return phoneNumber;
}

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I do not really know what i am doing wrong? Any help would be great! :)

David

Well, do you want the functions to return an 'int' or a 'string'? The compiler is basically just saying "pick one and stick to it".

Yep, i just noticed i had "string" instead of "int.

Code:

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string addressType::getZip() const
{
        return addrZip;
}

string extPersonType::getNumber() const
{
        return phoneNumber;
}

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to..

Code:

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int addressType::getZip() const
{
        return addrZip;
}

int extPersonType::getNumber() const
{
        return phoneNumber;
}

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David

I don't think zip codes and phone numbers are really numeric: does it make sense to add two phone-numbers?