Error: function already has a body

[nabeel.girgis]

When I compile, I get two error messages per member function I defined
in my class declaration. The first error states the function name and
says that it already has a body. While the second error message says
to see previous definition of the function.

Here is an example. These are my constructors declarations and their
corresponding function code:

card ();
card::card()
{
}
card (int face, char csuit);

card::card(int face, char csuit) : rank(face), suit(csuit)
{
}
I copied and pasted these directly from my file. Thanks.

[Larry I Smith]

na***********@gmail.com wrote:

When I compile, I get two error messages per member function I defined
in my class declaration. The first error states the function name and
says that it already has a body. While the second error message says
to see previous definition of the function.

Here is an example. These are my constructors declarations and their
corresponding function code:

card ();
card::card()
{
}
card (int face, char csuit);

card::card(int face, char csuit) : rank(face), suit(csuit)
{
}
I copied and pasted these directly from my file. Thanks.

Here is one way to do it (there are several ways)...

--- In the file card.hpp:

// definition of the class 'card' (no inline methods).
// this header (card.hpp) can be included by any source
// file (.hpp or .cpp) that needs to know about the
// 'card' class.
class card
{
public:
card();
card(int face, char csuit);
// declare any other public methods here...

private:
int rank;
char suit;
};
--- In the file card.cpp:

#include "card.hpp"

// implement the funtions of class 'card'...

card::card() : rank(0), suit(0)
{
// do any other constructor stuff here...
}

card::card(int face, char csuit) : rank(face), suit(csuit)
{
// do any other constructor stuff here...
}

// implementation of other 'card' methods here...

---

Which C++ tutorial book are your reading?

Regards,
Larry

[Daniel T.]

In article <11*********************@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups. com>,
na***********@gmail.com wrote:

When I compile, I get two error messages per member function I defined
in my class declaration. The first error states the function name and
says that it already has a body. While the second error message says
to see previous definition of the function.

Here is an example. These are my constructors declarations and their
corresponding function code:

card ();
card::card()
{
}
card (int face, char csuit);

card::card(int face, char csuit) : rank(face), suit(csuit)
{
}
I copied and pasted these directly from my file. Thanks.

I suspect you are including something more than once, or possibly
including a cpp file into another cpp file.
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