ok.. this code is part from my program.. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ class Point { public: ; Point(int xx, int yy, int zz); ~Point(); private: ; int itsx; int itsy; int itsz; } Point::Point(int xx, int yy, int zz) { itsx = xx; itsy = yy; itsz = zz; } Point::~Point() { } ///////////////////////////////////////////////// i get an error saying this: return type specification for constructor invalid i dont get whats going wrong.. ive checked this book and the class looks fine and dandy also.. while im putting that up.. is it possable to create a new object from that class "Point" by going.. Point Name(..etc where Name is a character string that say holds the word hello... would it create a class object named hello.. or would it just error..

i mean that if i had


Point hello(...)

then the instance would be of point and would called hello...

but if i put a character string in place of hello.. would it create an instance of the class named whatever was in the character string?


and that solved problem 1.. i cant believe i didnt see that :(

I don't think the factory pattern is what the OP is after. The factory pattern solves the problem "Someclass" object(parameters); whereas the OP seems to want KnownClass "somename"(parameters);. This can be done by, for example:

std::map< std::string, KnownClass > mapping;mapping.insert(std::make_pair("somename", KnownClass(parameters)));mapping["somename"].someMemberFunction();

However, the situations where this is the right solution are limited (usually some form of scripting). What problem are you trying to solve? There may well be a better solution.

Enigma

ok.. basically ive decided i have no idea what im doing with my classes..

i am trying to write a 3d editor program.. but i dont know how exactly to go about it.. so i thought id start with how exactly you create/handle new points/ edges/ faces etc for objects.

i read up on linked lists which succesfully put new data into a list and pointed to its location at runtime... but then it seems quite hard to access any of that information dynamically once its there.. maybe im just an idiot..

then i tryed to look at the Standard Templat Library.. but that just confused me..

ive been lead to the conclusion that i use vectors.. or vertexs or vertices.. (one of them) to do handle objects etc.. but when ive tryed to look into these, all i find is a ton of information on "use this code to do this" .. without actually telling me what it is im working with (whats a vectors? .. what are vertices) .. and so i just read what im shown and have no idea what it does.. at best i would only be able to copy/paste any of it into my program..

perhaps someone can point me onto the right trail for how to solve handling objects and their data in a 3d editor.. or perhaps lead me in the right direction on how to go about creating an editor program for 3d objects?

ive just had a thought about the earlier naming question...

if i created an object of a class.. i cant use a character like..

NewClass [Character]()

but could i use a pointer?

Newclass [Pointer]()

where [Pointer] is a pointer that points at a character string?..

it basically is exactly the same thing and probably doesnt work but its a thought