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WTF is wrong with my VC?

SnprBoB86 · 2002-01-17T16:09:04

I seem to have a major problem with my visual c++. I have a class which contains several functions. For arguments sake lets use this simple class: class testClass { // Construction public: testClass(){} ~testClass(){} // Some Functions public: int GetData() { return m_Data; } void DoStuff(); // Does some stuff // Some data protected: int m_Data; }; The problem is strange. I take the class (not this one, a much more complicated one) and go to use it.... include its header, yada yada yada.... do something like this: testClass aTester; aTester.DoStuff(); perfectly leagal right? OF COURSE IT IS! Well my compiler doesn''t like it! It gives me this error: error C2228: left of ''.Resize'' must have class/struct/union type where in my example Resize would be the DoStuff function. Ok so if thats not weird, copy paste the class into a different project, AND IT WORKS!! So i figure, hey maybe my project file is messed up. I back up the headers and source files. I delete the project folder, recreate and readd the files... SAME ERROR!! waht the heck is going on!!?!?! - SniperBoB

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Started by SnprBoB86 January 15, 2002 04:12 PM

54 comments, last by SnprBoB86 22 years, 3 months ago

Anonymous

January 17, 2002 03:09 PM

quote:Original post by SnprBoB86
Said something about the templates conflicting with the standard template library...

Wait, wait, wait... are you saying that it might have been an error on your part?

Anonymous

January 17, 2002 03:16 PM

jenova:

String str(); will compile fine. Then you try to use str (str.DoSomething()) and you''ll get the same error he gets.

Oluseyi

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January 17, 2002 03:29 PM

SnprBob86:

Is it just a typo in the post or does the additional "};" (just preceding the one with the comment "//Ending line of the class definition") actually appear in the header. I assume it was an error introduced when you edited your post... You might want to correct it before anyone jumps on you.

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jenova

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January 17, 2002 03:42 PM

AP: you are correct. however, i am going to check if this is part of the ANSI standard....

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SnprBoB86

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January 17, 2002 03:50 PM

the additional }; was to show thats where the code segment fit in..... some how all the seperate code segments became 1 big 1, im 2 lazy 2 fix it

also about the ()'s.... yes thats an error and now that Ive played with it a bit I see that would genorate the same error, but no it's not my problem. Because regaurdless, it still doesnt show up in the class view.

so now for the good news... my friend fixed it. he sent me an executable that did something to msvc++ and it works perfectly now! apparently someone else has had this problem and one of the guys at his office sent him a hacker made patch. he also said that the patch makes some corrections to microsofts copies of the STL, which was modified from the standard because of their compilers template problems (right?) and something else about windows xp.... im not gonna ask, it works... im happy

so after all this it's microsofts fault ;-)

thanks to everyone who tryed to help me out, I really appreciate it.

-SniperBoB-

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Edited by - snprbob86 on January 17, 2002 4:58:34 PM

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zealouselixir

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January 17, 2002 04:09 PM

Heh, you so asked for it;