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[Nick C.]

Hello everyone

I'm writing an input managing class, and I've stumbled upon a problem right now. I've been trying to fix it for a long time, but I just don't see the problem. It's probably a minor detail (like always.. -.-), but I would really apreciate it if someone could take a look at it.

The error I'm getting is:

Error 13 error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "private: static struct Input::Keyinfo * Input::KeyinfoArr" (?KeyinfoArr@Input@@0PAUKeyinfo@1@A) C:\Nick\D3D projects\DVD\Code\Chapter 25 Character Animation\SkinnedMesh\InputManager.obj

[source lang="cpp"]header file:struct Input{//...some codepublic: enum Action{ MOVEFORWARD, MOVEBACKWARD, STRAFELEFT, STRAFERIGHT, JUMP}; static bool AllowAction(Action action);private: //...some code static const int ACTIONCOUNT = 5; // amount of possible controls/actions struct Keyinfo { Action action; int code; // virtual-key code associated with action bool pressed; bool down; }; static Keyinfo KeyinfoArr[ACTIONCOUNT];};cpp file://...some codebool Input::AllowAction(Action action){ for (int i = 0; i < ACTIONCOUNT; ++i) { if (KeyinfoArr[i].action == action) {if ((KeyinfoArr[i].action == Action::MOVEFORWARD ||KeyinfoArr[i].action == Action::MOVEBACKWARD ||KeyinfoArr[i].action == Action::STRAFELEFT ||KeyinfoArr[i].action == Action::STRAFELEFT)&& KeyinfoArr[i].down) return true; if (KeyinfoArr[i].action == Action::MOVEFORWARD && KeyinfoArr[i].pressed) return true; } } return false;}[/source]

[SiCrane]

When you declare a static variable in a class, you still need to define it in a source file. In one source file you need to put:

Keyinfo Input::KeyinfoArr[ACTIONCOUNT];

[e‍dd]

And you'll want to initialise those Keyinfos at the point of that definition too, else you're in for some trouble.

Edited by e‍dd, 11 November 2012 - 10:29 AM.

[Nick C.]

When you declare a static variable in a class, you still need to define it in a source file. In one source file you need to put:

Keyinfo Input::KeyinfoArr[ACTIONCOUNT];

Stupid of me. Works like a charm now, thanks