Syntax Problem

[Brian Budge]

string lives in namespace std.

Try a replace all of "string" with "std::string"

  Brian

On 10/26/06, Joe Hayes <joe_squid@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I have a header file defined as follows:
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>
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> //commodity.h
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> #include <string>
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>
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> #ifndef COMMODITY_H
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> #define COMMODITY_H
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> class Commodity
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> {
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>   long commId;
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>   string description;
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>   string manufacturerId;
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>
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> public:
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>   Commodity(void);
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>   Commodity(long cId, string descrip, string mfgId);
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>   void setCommodityId(long cId);
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>   void setDescription(string descrip);
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>   void setManufacturerId(string mfgId);
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>   long getCommodityId(void);
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>   string getDescription(void);
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>   string getManufacturerId(void);
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> };
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> #endif
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>
>
> And I have another file that makes use of this header file:
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>
>
> //driver.cpp
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> #include "commodity.h"
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> int main()
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> {
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>  return 0;
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> }
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>
>
> But when I try to compile, I receive the error:
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>
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> syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'description
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>
>
> Along with many other errors. I have tried everything I can think of, and I
> still cannot find the error...any suggestions?
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>
>
>
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> Thanks for your help,
>
> Joe
>