; in function member declaration

[Carlos Martinez]

Hi all:

Must I finalice a function member declaration with ; ?

For example;

class A {
...
public:
myFunc(); //Is this ; necessary
};

I compile my programs using Sun's Forte 6 and linux gcc 3.3.2
In this case (with or without ;) compiles ok with both compilers.

But in the next case:

class DatosUssd {

...

template<typename Tabla> static const Tabla& getRefTabla(Tabla*
DatosUssd::*tabla) {
static const Tabla* nullTabla=0;
if(actual)
return *(actual->*tabla);
else
return static_cast<const Tabla&>(*nullTabla);
}; //this ; gives me an error with sun's Forte 6

public: //Compiler error due to the previous ";" character

...
};

With linux gcc, it compiles ok with or without ;
But with Sun's Forte 6 without ; compiles ok, but with ; compiler gives
me the error:
Error: A declaration was expected instead of "public"

I want to know if finalize function members with ; is a compiler error
or mine.

[Alf P. Steinbach]

* Carlos Martinez:

Hi all:

Must I finalice a function member declaration with ; ?

For example;

class A {
...
public:
myFunc(); //Is this ; necessary
};

I compile my programs using Sun's Forte 6 and linux gcc 3.3.2
In this case (with or without ;) compiles ok with both compilers.

But in the next case:

class DatosUssd {

...

template<typename Tabla> static const Tabla& getRefTabla(Tabla*
DatosUssd::*tabla) {
static const Tabla* nullTabla=0;
if(actual)
return *(actual->*tabla);
else
return static_cast<const Tabla&>(*nullTabla);
}; //this ; gives me an error with sun's Forte 6

public: //Compiler error due to the previous ";" character

...
};

With linux gcc, it compiles ok with or without ;
But with Sun's Forte 6 without ; compiles ok, but with ; compiler gives
me the error:
Error: A declaration was expected instead of "public"

I want to know if finalize function members with ; is a compiler error
or mine.

Function declaration: terminating semicolon.

Function definition: no terminating semicolon.

As a simple rule of thumb, never place a semicolon after a right brace
}, except after a class definition, where the semicolon is required.

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[Old Wolf]

Alf P. Steinbach wrote:

Function declaration: terminating semicolon.

Function definition: no terminating semicolon.

As a simple rule of thumb, never place a semicolon after a right brace
}, except after a class definition, where the semicolon is required.

Semicolons are permitted after function definitions which occur
inside a class definition.