May build, but won't compile..

[Allen Maki]

//These codes will build but wil not compile. I hope someone would know why;
and tell me.

//I got the below error message during compile time

#include "stdafx.h"

#include <string.h>

#include <string>

#using <mscorlib.dll >

#include <tchar.h>

using namespace System;

using namespace std;

__gc class Month

{

public:

Month(int, int); // provide a default value (4 here) if you want

int getDayOfWeek () {return dayOfWeek;}; //line 17
<----------------------------------X

private:

int dayOfWeek ; // This must be initialized with a constant

int weekOfMonth ;

int pDaysOfMonth __gc [,];

};
int _tmain()

{
Month *March;

Console::Write( March->getDayOfWeek() ); // line 31
<-----------------------------------X

return 0;

}

/*************** *************** *************** *************** ********/

Month::Month(in t val1,int val2)

{

Console::Write( S"The default constructor is called\n");

weekOfMonth = val1; // this will be 4 if parameter not specified

dayOfWeek = val2;

pDaysOfMonth = new int __gc[weekOfMonth,day OfWeek];

}

/*

Error message during compile time

Unhandled Exception: System.NullRefe renceException: Object reference not set
to

an instance of an object.

at Month.getDayOfW eek() in c:\documents and settings\owner\ my
documents\visua

l studio projects\okie managed 1\okie managed 1.cpp:line 17

at main() in c:\documents and settings\owner\ my documents\visua l studio
proje

cts\okie managed 1\okie managed 1.cpp:line 31

Press any key to continue

*/

[mccoyn]

You need to construct the March object. Change the first March line to the
following.

Month* March = new Month(3, 1);

"Allen Maki" wrote:

//These codes will build but wil not compile. I hope someone would know why;
and tell me.

//I got the below error message during compile time

#include "stdafx.h"

#include <string.h>

#include <string>

#using <mscorlib.dll >

#include <tchar.h>

using namespace System;

using namespace std;

__gc class Month

{

public:

Month(int, int); // provide a default value (4 here) if you want

int getDayOfWeek () {return dayOfWeek;}; //line 17
<----------------------------------X

private:

int dayOfWeek ; // This must be initialized with a constant

int weekOfMonth ;

int pDaysOfMonth __gc [,];

};
int _tmain()

{
Month *March;

Console::Write( March->getDayOfWeek() ); // line 31
<-----------------------------------X

return 0;

}

/*************** *************** *************** *************** ********/

Month::Month(in t val1,int val2)

{

Console::Write( S"The default constructor is called\n");

weekOfMonth = val1; // this will be 4 if parameter not specified

dayOfWeek = val2;

pDaysOfMonth = new int __gc[weekOfMonth,day OfWeek];

}

/*

Error message during compile time

Unhandled Exception: System.NullRefe renceException: Object reference not set
to

an instance of an object.

at Month.getDayOfW eek() in c:\documents and settings\owner\ my
documents\visua

l studio projects\okie managed 1\okie managed 1.cpp:line 17

at main() in c:\documents and settings\owner\ my documents\visua l studio
proje

cts\okie managed 1\okie managed 1.cpp:line 31

Press any key to continue

*/