Can't define a function in struct

[Simon Izraev]

Tried to google the solution, couldnt find anything.

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>


struct student
{

    char name[20];
    char subject[20];
    char College[20];
    unsigned int age;

int bla()
{       //error on this line: error:expected ':', ',', ';', '}' or      '  __attribute__' before '{' token|
    printf("text");  //Just an example.
     return 0;
}

};

int main()
{
struct student simon;
strcpy(simon.name, "Simon");
printf("%s",simon.name);


return 0;
}

[codewalker]

This should be allowed as long as you name the file .cpp and not C and build using a C++ compiler.

From your C includes and using C syntax to declare a struct and C function "printf" I suspect that you are trying to define a function inside struct in a C program

[Simon Izraev]

Got it. Changed the name of the file, and it worked. thank you. can u explain the reason for it? is that a wrong way to declare in C but a valid one in c++?

[Jaybob66]

your code compiles fine on vs2010. what build system are you using?

EDIT: Note to self, refresh page before posting :)

[codewalker]

Got it. Changed the name of the file, and it worked. thank you. can u explain the reason for it? is that a wrong way to declare in C but a valid one in c++?

Functions in structures is a feature of C++, C specification does not have this concept. If you save the file as .c (even if the compiler is capable of compiling C++) the compiler will compile it as a C program.