5 replies to this topic

[mathacka]

I'm trying to make a Tetris app and describe the number of states each block has.

Here's my code snippet with error included:

const int BLOCK_TYPE_NUM = 6;	 // number of total block types

int block_states[BLOCK_TYPE_NUM];

block_states[0] = 1;  // expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before '=' token 
block_states[1] = 2;  // expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before '=' token
block_states[2] = 2;  // expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before '=' token
block_states[3] = 4;  // expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before '=' token
block_states[4] = 4;  // expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before '=' token
block_states[5] = 4;  // expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before '=' token

So, here's the error for each line containing "block_state" array:

16 ..\Tetris Apps\main.cpp expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before '=' token

Thanks for taking a look at this guys,

mathacka

[fastcall22]

int block_states[BLOCK_TYPE_NUM] = {
   1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4
};

You cannot have code outside of functions. (When do they get executed? What about any state it might rely on?)

EDIT:
Looks like this is inside a class, in which case:

// Foobar.h
class Foobar {
private:
    static int block_state[BLOCK_TYPE_NUM];
};

// Foobar.cpp
#include "Foobar.h"

int Foobar::block_state[BLOCK_TYPE_NUM] = {
    1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4
};

EDIT:
Or:

// Foobar.h
class Foobar {
public:
    Foobar();

private:
    int block_state[BLOCK_TYPE_NUM];
};

// Foobar.cpp
#include "Foobar.h"
#include <algorithm>

Foobar::Foobar() {
    static const int arr[BLOCK_TYPE_NUM] = {
        1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4
    };
    std::copy( arr, arr + 6, block_state );
}

Edited by fastcall22, 11 May 2012 - 02:18 PM.

[dmatter]

Since you mentioned devC++ I feel compelled to urge you to use something better, their last release was in 2005! Microsoft Visual C++ Express is much better and free.

[mathacka]

UPDATE

Got block_states to work by:

int block_states[BLOCK_TYPE_NUM] = { 1,2,2,4,4,4 };

but now having a similar error as before with this similar code:

// block.h

//   Type Initialization
const int STATES = 4;             // number of states
const int BLOCK_COUNT = 4;        // number of blocks
const int BLOCK_TYPE_NUM = 6;     // number of total block types

int state = 0;
int block_type_num = 0;

int block_states[BLOCK_TYPE_NUM] = { 1,2,2,4,4,4 };

//   User Defined Types
struct BLOCK_MESH
{   int x;
    int y;
};

struct BLOCK_POS
{   int x;
    int y;
};

BLOCK_MESH block[STATES][BLOCK_COUNT][BLOCK_TYPE_NUM];
BLOCK_POS[BLOCK_TYPE_NUM];  // expected unqualified-id before '[' token 

Thanks, and here's the error out of code:

34 ..\Tetris Apps\block.h expected unqualified-id before '[' token

Later,

mathacka

[dmatter]

BLOCK_POS[BLOCK_TYPE_NUM];  // expected unqualified-id before '[' token

You haven't given it a variable name, e.g.:

BLOCK_POS positions[BLOCK_TYPE_NUM];

[mathacka]

int block_states[BLOCK_TYPE_NUM] = {
   1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4
};

You cannot have code outside of functions. (When do they get executed? What about any state it might rely on?)

EDIT:
Looks like this is inside a class, in which case:

// Foobar.h
class Foobar {
private:
	static int block_state[BLOCK_TYPE_NUM];
};
...

Since you mentioned devC++ I feel compelled to urge you to use something better, their last release was in 2005! Microsoft Visual C++ Express is much better and free.

@dmatter

Thanks for the advice, I guess I do need to switch to a better compiler, I'm trying to avoid VC++ because I don't like linking in it, also I'm using Allegro 4 to make this game, do you know a tutorial on installing allegro 4 in code::blocks per chance?

Thanks again,

mathacka

Edited by mathacka, 11 May 2012 - 02:36 PM.