Can u use an array in a class program, I'm getting errors in this c...

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Read below in the Message box, because the board fraggs the program all up.

Please help me find the errors in this class program, it is suppose to

// Program Parts reads stock numbers, prices, and quantities

// from file inventory, stores them in a list, and prints the list.

Thanks for any help you can give me

Brad



errors:



Error 24: Constructer cannot have a return type specification

Error 37: Call to undefined function 'Getlist'

Error 38: Call to PrintList in function main()

Error 52: Undefined symbol 'list' in ListType::ListType()

Warning 37: Structure passed by value in function main()

// from file inventory, stores them in a list, and prints the list.



#include

#include

#include



const int MAX_LENGTH = 50;



struct ItemType // declare record of items

{

int stockNumber;

float price;

int quantity;

};

class ListType // declare list class

{

private:

int length;

ItemType items[MAX_LENGTH];

public:

void ListType(); //empty list

void GetList(ifstream& myFile); //reads values

void PrintList(); //prints list

};



int main ()

{



ListType list; // define list variable

cout.setf(ios::fixed, ios::floatfield);

cout.setf(ios::showpoint);

ifstream inventory;

inventory.open("parts.dat");

GetList(inventory);

PrintList();

return 0;

}



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

ListType::ListType()

// Post: length has been set to zero.

{

int row;



for (row = 0; row < MAX_LENGTH; row++)

{

list.items[MAX_LENGTH].stockNumber = 0;

list.items[MAX_LENGTH].price = 0;

list.items[MAX_LENGTH].quantity = 0;

}

list.length = 0;

}



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



void ListType::GetList(ifstream& data)

// Pre: length has been set to zero.

// Post: Values have been read from file data and stored into

// list; length contains the number of values read.

{

int counter = 0;



while (data)

{

data >> items[counter].stockNumber >> items[counter].price

>> items[counter].quantity;

counter++;

}

length = counter - 1;

}



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



void ListType::PrintList()

// Pre: list has valid data.

// Post: Items in the list have been written on cout one

// per line.

{

int index;



for (index = 0; index < length; index++)

{

cout << items[index].stockNumber << " " << setprecision(2)<br>
<< items[index].price << " " << items[index].quantity << endl;<br>
}

cout << endl;<br>
cout << "The length is: " << length;<br>
}

The program reads from this file below called parts.dat



01 1.23 650

02 78.66 75

100 365.21 6

123 32.46 2

143 0.12 1000

32 11.11 66

43 12.21 55

44 1.45 23

65 14.44 7

77 16.90 10

87 334.55 3

88 10.95 95

98 4.88 22

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>Please help me find the errors in this class program, it is suppose to

I'll do what I can. I'll put comments in the code with //MJ:



Error 24: Constructer cannot have a return type specification

Error 37: Call to undefined function 'Getlist'

Error 38: Call to PrintList in function main()

Error 52: Undefined symbol 'list' in ListType::ListType()

Warning 37: Structure passed by value in function main()

// from file inventory, stores them in a list, and prints the list.



#include

#include

#include



const int MAX_LENGTH = 50;



struct ItemType // declare record of items

{

int stockNumber;

float price;

int quantity;

};

class ListType // declare list class

{

private:

int length;

ItemType items[MAX_LENGTH];

public:

//MJ: Since you have the next method with the same name as the

// class, it is therefore a constructor. Constructors don't

// have return types. Your compiler error is telling you

// that 'void' as a return type is not valid. Take it out.

// Constructors and destructors are the only methods that are

// not allowed to have a return type.

void ListType(); //empty list

void GetList(ifstream& myFile); //reads values

void PrintList(); //prints list

};



int main ()

{



ListType list; // define list variable

cout.setf(ios::fixed, ios::floatfield);

cout.setf(ios::showpoint);

ifstream inventory;

inventory.open("parts.dat");

//MJ: I presume what you really wanted to do here is to call the

// GetList method within the ListType class for a particular

// instantiation of ListType. Well, you've got an instantiation.

// You called it list. To get the GetList method associated

// with the object 'list', you must use the method calling

// syntax: list.GetList(inventory); Note that calling the

// method bears some resemblance to accessing a public data

// member.

GetList(inventory);

//MJ: See previous comment.

PrintList();

return 0;

}



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

ListType::ListType()

// Post: length has been set to zero.

{

int row;



for (row = 0; row < MAX_LENGTH; row++)

{

//MJ: There is no 'list' variable accessible here. No, don't

// make it a global. That's not the point. The point is

// that when execution is in here, it must already be

// associated with a particular object. In the constructor,

// the object for which this method is being called is the

// one being constructed.

//

// What this essentially means is that you already have access

// to members of your class here. You don't (and can't) qualify

// them with the 'list' variable. Consider that when execution

// is in here, it is already 'inside the object' for which it

// is constructing. This is true no matter how many

// instantiations you create.

//

// So remove the 'list.'. It doesn't belong here. You _can_

// qualify it by prepending 'this->' since 'this' is a compiler

// provided pointer to the object the method is called on.

// However even 'this->' isn't necessary here.

//

// It is because of the problem mentioned here that your compiler

// is telling you that 'list' doesn't exist. It doesn't exist

// here. All the constructor knows is that it is constructing

// some instantiation.

list.items[MAX_LENGTH].stockNumber = 0;

list.items[MAX_LENGTH].price = 0;

list.items[MAX_LENGTH].quantity = 0;

}

list.length = 0;

}



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



void ListType::GetList(ifstream& data)

// Pre: length has been set to zero.

// Post: Values have been read from file data and stored into

// list; length contains the number of values read.

{

int counter = 0;



while (data)

{

//MJ: Given your incorrect prepending of 'list.' in the

// constructor, I'm confused that you don't do it here.

// Never mind. This is correct.

data >> items[counter].stockNumber >> items[counter].price

>> items[counter].quantity;

counter++;

}

length = counter - 1;

}



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



void ListType::PrintList()

// Pre: list has valid data.

// Post: Items in the list have been written on cout one

// per line.

{

int index;



for (index = 0; index < length; index++)

{

cout << items[index].stockNumber << " " << setprecision(2)<br>
<< items[index].price << " " << items[index].quantity << endl;<br>
}

cout << endl;<br>
cout << "The length is: " << length;<br>
}

The program reads from this file below called parts.dat



01 1.23 650

02 78.66 75

100 365.21 6

123 32.46 2

143 0.12 1000

32 11.11 66

43 12.21 55

44 1.45 23

65 14.44 7

77 16.90 10

87 334.55 3

88 10.95 95

98 4.88 22