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Adi
Adi

Reputation: 13

Defining the function

#include"EAN.h"
 class Order{
 private:
    EAN ean_object;     
    int no_copies;
    int no_delivered;
 public:
    Order();    
    Order(const EAN& ean);
    EAN& getEAN(); 
    int outstanding() const;    
    bool add(std::istream& is); 
    bool add(int n); 
    bool receive(std::istream& is); 
    void display(std::ostream& os) const;
 }; 
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Order& order);

This is my header file. When i am defining the EAN& getEAN() function as Order::EAN& getEAN(). Its showing error as no type name EAN in Order class? How to define it?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 63

Answers (2)

UltraInstinct
UltraInstinct

Reputation: 44444

When i am defining the EAN& getEAN() function as Order::EAN& getEAN()

You have to define it as:

EAN& Order::getEAN()

In other words, getEAN() is a function within the class Order. It is erroneous to say EAN is a member of the Order class.

Upvotes: 4

Vlad from Moscow
Vlad from Moscow

Reputation: 310980

I think you mean

EAN& Order::getEAN() { /* ... */ }

instead of

Order::EAN& getEAN() { /* ... */ }

That is member function getEAN itself indeed is declared in class Order while type EAN is not defined in class Order though it is used in the class Order definition.

Upvotes: 1

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