pointer to function error

i'm attempting this:

Code:

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void KeyPositioner::set_key_indices(Key k){

    for(int i = 0; i < 8; i++){

        index[i] = k[i];
    }
}

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where the index array is a private member of KeyPositioner and k is a key, obviously.

I think i need to overload "[]" to accomplish what I'm attempting here, though another solution/work-around will do the job as well.

Anyway, it's giving me the error:

Code:

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error: pointer to function used in arithmetic
error: no match for operator[] in k[i]

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Quote:

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I think i need to overload "[]" to accomplish what I'm attempting here

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Yes, at least with the given syntax.

By the way, what is index? That is probably what is causing the first error.

How is Key defined? If I'm reading the error message correctly, a Key is a function? So why wouldn't you call k(i) instead?

Key is a class with private data: array size 8 of chars.

KeyPositioner is a class with private data: "index" which is an array of size 8 as well. "Index" is not the same here as the index of the array "an_array[i]". Index defines the position of certain elements in a larger array.

That might sound silly, but I'm manipulating arrays of chars as they go into a larger array basically.

anyway i fixed the errors, i just created a get_element(int i) function which will return the needed "char" at the specified pos.

Quote:

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How is Key defined? If I'm reading the error message correctly, a Key is a function? So why wouldn't you call k(i) instead?

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Yeah, I think my interpretation is wrong since I missed the part about index being an array.

dudeomanodude, I hope this shows you that saying "k is a key" is meaningless since we do not know what is a Key. Even stating "index array is a private member of KeyPositioner" is providing scant information since we do not know the type of index. Sometimes, it is good to post the smallest and simplest program that demonstrates the error.

srry, i shall provide more info next time!

If I got it right, you have a class Key, that has a member char index[8]. To access it from outside the class, you must use a friend function, and you should use k.index[i], that is

Code:

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index[i] = k.index[i]

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but it won't work unless the class Keypositioner or the function is a friend of Key, (I suppose).