compiler reports unfamiliar errors in function

[shk253]

Hi all - The following is the code for one of my functions in a program but the compiler is reporting errors. I've also tried declaring the variable temp within the function but the number of errors reported by the compiler increases. Here's the code just for the function with problems:

char options();
{        cout<<"\n\nOption 1: Fahrenheit to Celsius - Press C or 1.\n";
         cout<<"Option 2: Celsius to Fahrenheit - Press F or 2.\n\n";
         cin>>temp;
         return temp;
}

The errors that I get are:

parse error before '{'
syntax error before '<'
syntax error before '>'


Can anybody see what the problem is?

[horace1]

you have a ; on the header of the function definition

char options();
{
 

try removing it - you only have the ; if it is a function prototype

[shk253]

Thank you so much... it works now that I took out the ; and declared the variable within the function.