hi all,
I was trying the following code on the MS .net compiler:
class Item {
static int count;
public:
//static void init() { }
Item()
{
count++;
cout<<"constructing Item"<<endl;
}
~Item()
{
count--;
cout<<"Destroying Item #"<<count<<endl;
}
};
The compiler kept giving me error for the unresloved symbol count.
After that , I made the variable count public and tried to assign 0 to
it in the main function. But still the same error was reported by the
compiler. I am confused about why the error has occured.
Thanks,
Madhav. 14 5898
Madhav wrote:
hi all,
I was trying the following code on the MS .net compiler:
class Item {
static int count;
public:
//static void init() { }
Item()
{
count++;
cout<<"constructing Item"<<endl;
}
~Item()
{
count--;
cout<<"Destroying Item #"<<count<<endl;
}
};
The compiler kept giving me error for the unresloved symbol count.
After that , I made the variable count public and tried to assign 0 to
it in the main function. But still the same error was reported by the
compiler. I am confused about why the error has occured.
Do you have a definition of Item::count in a source file? Sounds like
you have forgotten to do this.
--
Ian Collins.
try to make initialization in this manner in your constructor:
Item() :count(0)
{
count++;
cout<<"constructing Item"<<endl;
}
this manner is called the initializer list.
Note that you can't initialize constant members in a class by =
operator, instead you should use initializer list.
if there are many variables that you want to initialize feel free to
use comma, i.e.
Item():count1(o), count2(3), count3(9)
{
count1++;
count2++;
count3++;
}
luckyboy wrote:
try to make initialization in this manner in your constructor:
Item() :count(0)
No, this is wrong.
If you look back to the code you snipped, count is a static member. It
requires a definition.
--
Ian Collins.
Yes, you must write " int Item::count=0; " in the source file (normal in
the .cpp file).
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Madhav wrote:
hi all,
I was trying the following code on the MS .net compiler:
class Item {
static int count;
public:
//static void init() { }
Item()
{
count++;
cout<<"constructing Item"<<endl;
}
~Item()
{
count--;
cout<<"Destroying Item #"<<count<<endl;
}
};
The compiler kept giving me error for the unresloved symbol count.
After that , I made the variable count public and tried to assign 0 to
it in the main function. But still the same error was reported by the
compiler. I am confused about why the error has occured.
Do you have a definition of Item::count in a source file? Sounds like
you have forgotten to do this.
--
Ian Collins.
recover wrote:
Yes, you must write " int Item::count=0; " in the source file (normal in
the .cpp file).
Please don't top post!
"Ian Collins" <ia******@hotmail.comwrite
news:4i************@individual.net...
>>Madhav wrote:
>>>hi all, I was trying the following code on the MS .net compiler:
class Item { static int count;
public: //static void init() { }
Item() { count++; cout<<"constructing Item"<<endl; } ~Item() { count--; cout<<"Destroying Item #"<<count<<endl; } };
The compiler kept giving me error for the unresloved symbol count. After that , I made the variable count public and tried to assign 0 to it in the main function. But still the same error was reported by the compiler. I am confused about why the error has occured. Do you have a definition of Item::count in a source file? Sounds like you have forgotten to do this.
-- Ian Collins.
--
Ian Collins.
recover wrote:
Yes, you must write " int Item::count=0; " in the source file (normal
in
the .cpp file).
Please don't top post!
Thanks. I will be careful of.
I use Outlook Express to reply news. It's template take me to wite at begin
of letter.
Ian Collins wrote:
luckyboy wrote:
try to make initialization in this manner in your constructor:
Item() :count(0)
No, this is wrong.
If you look back to the code you snipped, count is a static member. It
requires a definition.
Thanx Ian Collins., this really helped me, but i wanna mention that i
still beginner in C++ field and just i wanna help others to solve their
problems. Again Thank you :)
Ian Collins wrote:
luckyboy wrote:
try to make initialization in this manner in your constructor:
Item() :count(0)
No, this is wrong.
If you look back to the code you snipped, count is a static member. It
requires a definition.
--
Ian Collins.
hey Ian,
I wrote this in the main function by making the count
variable public:
int Item::count=0;
But now the compiler gives me something like:
error C2655: 'Item::count' : definition or redeclaration illegal in
current scope
see declaration of 'Item::count'
Then I moved the declaration above the main function and
everything worked fine. Can you please explain why it did not work in
previous case and works in this case?
I am not sure if the static variables follow the rules of
global variables for initialization. But I think this may just be it.
Regards,
Madhav.
Madhav wrote:
Please try and keep some context, you should have replied to my first
posting.
>
hey Ian,
I wrote this in the main function by making the count
variable public:
int Item::count=0;
There's your mistake, the definition should be in the global scope (or
the same namespace as the class), not in main.
But now the compiler gives me something like:
error C2655: 'Item::count' : definition or redeclaration illegal in
current scope
see declaration of 'Item::count'
It's telling you you can't put the definition in main.
Then I moved the declaration above the main function and
everything worked fine. Can you please explain why it did not work in
previous case and works in this case?
I think I just have!
--
Ian Collins.
Ian Collins wrote:
>
Then I moved the declaration above the main function and
everything worked fine. Can you please explain why it did not work in
previous case and works in this case?
I think I just have!
hm...but since count is a private variable, why I don't get error for
trying to access a private class member outside of the class? or this
case is an exception?
Madhav wrote:
Ian Collins wrote:
Then I moved the declaration above the main function and
everything worked fine. Can you please explain why it did not work in
previous case and works in this case?
>
I think I just have!
hm...but since count is a private variable, why I don't get error for
trying to access a private class member outside of the class? or this
case is an exception?
It's still private, but with static members, you must *declare* them in
the class but *define* them outside. Similarly, you might have a
private member function that is declared in the class but defined
outside of it:
class A
{
void DoSomething();
// ...
};
void A::DoSomething() { /*...*/ }
Cheers! --M
mlimber wrote:
It's still private, but with static members, you must *declare* them in
the class but *define* them outside. Similarly, you might have a
private member function that is declared in the class but defined
outside of it:
class A
{
void DoSomething();
// ...
};
void A::DoSomething() { /*...*/ }
Cheers! --M
Yes...hmm...thanks a lot Mr. X!
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Ian Collins wrote:
>>
Then I moved the declaration above the main function and
everything worked fine. Can you please explain why it did not work in
previous case and works in this case?
I think I just have!
hm...but since count is a private variable, why I don't get error for
trying to access a private class member outside of the class? or this
case is an exception?
Because you're _not_ trying to access it outside the class. You're writing
a definition, which is different from an assignment statement.
An assignment, if it had worked for this, _would_ have gone in main or some
other function. A definition of a static member has to go _outside_ of any
function. I know it looks like an assignment, but it's not. It's an
initialization of a static member, which is called a "definition" of that
member.
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