Link error unresolved external symbol
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runmain.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: static int Critter::c_number" (?c_number@Critter@@2HA)
Debug/classes.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
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classes - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)
Whenever I try to compile my program, I get this error, the public: static int Critter::c_number is a string, and I included the string file. I am also using the using namespace std. My compiler is ms visual studio 2002.net
you probably need to do define it in one of your cpp files
int Critter::c_number;
hope that helps
int Critter::c_number;
hope that helps
Quote:Original post by Anonymous Poster
you probably need to do define it in one of your cpp files
int Critter::c_number;
hope that helps
Also, as a note, you could even initialize it to NULL or 0 at that time:
int Critter::c_number = 0;
true, but you don't need to - static variable storage space is automatically zeroed out in the executable when built
Quote:Original post by alyks42
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runmain.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: static int Critter::c_number" (?c_number@Critter@@2HA)
This error is typical of a missing definition for the static member variable. As others mentioned before, you must add a definition to one (and only one) of your compilation units (usually in a .cpp file).
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Whenever I try to compile my program, I get this error, the public: static int Critter::c_number is a string, and I included the string file.
The declaration you gave is saying that Critter::c_number is an integer, not a string. It should be defined a such.
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