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:

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#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;
}

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the result of the program is...

Code:

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Frisky is 3342760 years old.
Frisky is 5 years old.
Press any key to continue...

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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.

My guess is you should change

Code:

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SimpleCat() { int ItsAge = 2; }

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to

Code:

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SimpleCat() { ItsAge = 2; }

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Not exactly sure if that's what you want. My output becomes

Code:

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Frisky is 2 years old.
Frisky is 5 years old.

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Code:

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SimpleCat() { int ItsAge = 2; }

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Change that to:

Code:

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SimpleCat() { ItsAge = 2; }

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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:

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SimpleCat() : ItsAge(2) {}

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

that was it!

cheers mate.