Re: [Dev-C++] Help me in deciphering complier error...

[Brian M. <str...@ho...>]

>From: "Daniel Anderson" <bt...@ca...>
>To: <dev...@li...>
>Subject: [Dev-C++] Help me in deciphering complier error...
>Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 20:21:22 -0500
>
>Hello coders,
>I have run into a problem with a program I am writing.  I have a parent
>class, DynArray, that StatArray is derived from.  dynarray.cpp is in one
>file, statarray.cpp is in another.  My main program has an #include
>"statarray.cpp" statement, and statarray.cpp in turn #include's
>"dynarray.cpp".  When attempting to compile the program, I get the 
>following
>errors.  I am guessing this type of error indicates that I might be mixing
>types, but I can't figure out where and what I need to correct.  Any help 
>is
>appreciated.  Thanks!
>Danny
>
>main.cpp: In function `int main()':
>main.cpp:38: conversion from `StatArray (*)()' to non-scalar type
>`StatArray' requested
>main.cpp:14: in passing argument 1 of `GetArray(StatArray &, ifstream &)'
>main.cpp:40: conversion from `StatArray (*)()' to non-scalar type
>`StatArray' requested
>main.cpp:15: in passing argument 1 of `PrintArray(const StatArray &,
>ofstream &)'
>
>
>/* code fragment here: */
>
>14  void GetArray(StatArray&, ifstream&);
>15  void PrintArray(const StatArray&, ofstream&);
>...
>36  StatArray myArray();  /* constructor */

your constructor should simply be StatArray(); identified by the same name 
as your class and with no return type.  What you have created is a function 
called myArray with a return type StatArray.

>
>38  GetArray(myArray, inData);
>
>40  PrintArray(myArray, outData);
>
>/* func definitions empty */
>void GetArray(StatArray& targetArray,  ifstream& inData)
>   {}
>void PrintArray(const StatArray& sourceArray, ofstream& outData)
>   { }
>
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