weird compiler error---HELP!

[sarah]

I keep getting the following error:
g++ SortedList.cpp
SortedList.cpp: 260: error: expected constructor, destructor, or type
conversion before '*' token
SortedList.cpp: 260: error: expected `,' or `;' before '*' token
Line # 260 is ListNode *SortedList::co pyList( ListNode *L ) {
towards the end of the .cpp file.

I have just put stubs in fr the code that I know works for readability
purposes. here is my code:
#ifndef SORTEDLIST_H
#define SORTEDLIST_H

#include "Student.h"
class SortedList {

public:

SortedList();
// Constructs an empty list.

SortedList(cons t SortedList &SL);
//Copy Constructor

~SortedList();
//Destructor

SortedList & operator=(const SortedList &SL);
//operator equals

bool insert(Student *s);
Student *find(int studentID);
Student *remove(int studentID);
void print() const;

private:

struct ListNode {
Student *student;
ListNode *next;
};

ListNode *head; // pointer to first node in the list

static void freeList(ListNo de *L);
static ListNode *copyList(ListN ode *L);
};

#endif

----------------------------------------------------------

SortedList.cpp
----------------------------------------------------

#include <iostream>
#include "Student.h"
#include "SortedList .h"

using namespace std;

/* Constructs an empty list
*/
SortedList::Sor tedList() {
head = NULL;
}

SortedList::Sor tedList(const SortedList &SL) {
}

SortedList::~So rtedList() {
}

SortedList & SortedList::ope rator=(const SortedList &SL) {
}
bool SortedList::ins ert(Student *s) {
}
Student *SortedList::fi nd(int studentID) {
}
Student *SortedList::re move(int studentID) {
}
void SortedList::pri nt() const {
}
void SortedList::fre eList(ListNode *L) {
}
ListNode *SortedList::co pyList( ListNode *L ) {
//create the node that is being copied to
ListNode *toReturn = new ListNode();

//if this is the last node in list, copy and return
if( L->next == NULL ) {
toReturn->student = new Student( L->next );

//else call the copy on the child of this node and
//copy the student to the linked list
} else {
toReturn->next = copyList( L->next );
toReturn->student = new Student( L->student );
}

return toReturn;
}

[Victor Bazarov]

sarah wrote:

I keep getting the following error:
g++ SortedList.cpp
SortedList.cpp: 260: error: expected constructor, destructor, or type
conversion before '*' token
SortedList.cpp: 260: error: expected `,' or `;' before '*' token
Line # 260 is ListNode *SortedList::co pyList( ListNode *L ) {
towards the end of the .cpp file.

I have just put stubs in fr the code that I know works for readability
purposes. here is my code:
[...]
ListNode *SortedList::co pyList( ListNode *L ) {
You need to qualify the 'ListNode' at the beginning:

SortedList::Lis tNode *SortedList ...
[...]

V

[sarah]

many thanks!!