can't figure out simple program

hi, can someone please tell me why this won't compile? errors are improper typedef 'test', statment mising ; and expression syntax. thanks so much

Code:

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#include <iostream.h>
#define tab '\t'

struct test{
                char name;
                int value;
                };       

ostream& operator<<(ostream& oput, test& t)
{
        oput<<t.name<<tab;
        oput<<t.value<<tab<<endl;
        return(oput);
};

main()
{
        test try={"a",1};
        cout<<try;
        return(0);
}

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I think it's just supposed to be:

struct test{
char name;
int value;
} // without the ;

I dunno about that

A simple error blight, but somewhat easy to miss if you don't know C++ style try..throw..catch exception handling.

try is a keyword.

It is the same problem you would have with a variable called for or do.

Also, a smaller but critical error, when you define an overloaded operator you are defining a function. So don't put a semicolon after the declaration.

One last error, you are assigning "a" (which is a const char*) to a variable of type char without a cast. You will need to change the quotes to single quotes.

So:

1: Change try to something else
2: No semicolon after operator<< declaration
3: Single quotes around the a

thanks, as you can see i'm new at this . . . i was taught to put the ; after overloads, it works either way so i was wondering why it's a critical error? thanks again