expected primary expression before "." token

Hi there, I'm trying to do a program that allows user to enter a number between 1-365 and convert that to month and day (for example, 32 -> Feb. 1st). I tried compiling the program but I got "expected primary expression before '.' token" in int main(). I can't seem to figure out what I did wrong. If any of you can just point me in the right direction, that'll be awesome. Thank you so much!

Code:

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//This program is for chapter 14 - review question 2 - Day of the year

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

class DayOfYear
{
      private:
            static const int daysAtEnd[];
            static const int monthNames[];
      public:
           

void DayOfYear::print()
{
    int month = 0;
    int day;
   
    while (daysAtEnd[month] < day)
    month = (month+1)%12;
    if (month == 0)
    cout << "January" << day;
    else
    {
        cout << DayOfYear::monthNames[month]<< " "
        <<day - DayOfYear::monthNames[month-1];
    }
}

void DayOfYear::setNumber(int n)
{
    int number;
    if (n >= 0 && n <= 365)
    number=n;
    else
    {
        cout << n << "is not a valid"
        << "value for the month.\n";
        exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
    }
}

};

int daysAtEnd[12] = {31, 59, 90, 120, 151, 181, 212, 243, 273, 304, 334, 365};
char monthNames[] = "January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December";
 
int main()
{
   
DayOfYear.print(); <--- expected primary expression before "." token


system("PAUSE");
return 0;
}

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thanks!!

At a glance, you need a DayOfYear object. Beyond that, you might want to switch books, perhaps based on the recommendations in What is the best book for a beginner to learn c++, if that code was from a beginners' book. It appears to be teaching the use of classes where the class is used rather poorly.

Basically, the DayOfYear class is like a cookie cutter, you need to make some cookies with the cutter before you can do anything.

Code:

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//doy is the object or the "cookie" in the above analogy.
DayOfYear doy;

// calls the print method
doy.print();

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There are a lot of things that are done poorly in that program. You should get a good book if you want to lean C.

What exactly do you want DayOfYear.print() to do?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by aprescott_27

Basically, the DayOfYear class is like a cookie cutter, you need to make some cookies with the cutter before you can do anything.

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You blew the analogy at the end. You should had said "the DayOfYear class is like a cookie cutter, you need to make some cookies with the cutter before you can eat them." :D

Especially since using an object is often referred to as "consuming" them.