compiler error expected primary-expression before token

[emp]

I have the following class, the primary-expression error takes place in the constructor before "{" token where the maskval[16] array gets initialized.

any help would be appreciated

emp1953

class encoderclass
{
public:
 
    //vars
    long maskval[16];
    float bitval[15];
 
    //methods
    short encodeCosineData(float);
    float decodeCosineData(int);
    encoderclass()
    {
    maskval[16]= {1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512,1024,2048,4096,8192,16384,32768};
 
    bitval[15]    = {(1/16000),
                  (1/8000),
                  (1/4000),
                  (1/2000),
                  (1/1000),
                  (1/512),
                  (1/256),
                  (1/128),
                  (1/64),
                  (1/32),
                  (1/16),
                  (1/8),
                  (1/4),
                  (1/2),
                  1 };
    };
 
 
private:
 
protected:
 
};

[weaknessforcats]

You have to remember that constructors do not construct objects. The compiler constructs the objects by allocating memory and intializing all of the data members and then calls your constructor so you can finish up any details not already completed.

The arrays you are initializing in the constructor already exist so you cannot use array initilization syntax on them. You will need change the value of each element explicitly.

[emp]

You have to remember that constructors do not construct objects. The compiler constructs the objects by allocating memory and intializing all of the data members and then calls your constructor so you can finish up any details not already completed.

The arrays you are initializing in the constructor already exist so you cannot use array initilization syntax on them. You will need change the value of each element explicitly.

Understood, and that's the fix, thanks a bunch

emp