Code C2562

[reginat1]

I am writing a code that draws 4 triangles. I keep geeting code C2562 'Triangles::drawTriangles' : 'void' function retruning a value. PLease help. I am using Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition SP1



// Member-function definitions for class Triangles that draws triangles.

#include <iostream>
using std::cout;
using std::endl;

// include definition of class Triangles from Triangles.h
#include "Triangles.h"

// function to draw triangles
void Triangles::drawTriangles()
{
// Variable declarations (no other variables are needed)
int row; // the row position
int column; // the column position
int space; // number of spaces to print

// first triangle
/*write a for header to interate column from 1 to 10 */
for (int column = 1; column <= 10; column++)
{
/*write a header ti interate column 1 to row*/
for (int column = 1; row <= 10; column++)
cout << "*";

cout << endl;
} //end for

cout << endl;


// second triangle
/*write a for header to iterate row from 10 down to 1 */
for (int row = 10; row >=1; row++)
{
/*write a for header to iterate column from 1 to row */
for (int column = 1; row <=10; column++)
cout << "*";

cout << endl;
} // end for

cout << endl;

// third triangle
/* write a for header to iterate row from 10 down to 1 */
for (int row = 10; row >=1; row--)
{
/*write a for header to iterate space from 10 down to one more than row */
for (int space =10; row >=1; space++)
cout << "*";

cout << endl;
} // end for

cout << endl;

// fourth triangle
/*write a for header to iterate row from 10 down to 1 */
for (int row = 10; row >=1; row++)
{
/*write a header to iterate space from 1 to one less than row */
for (int space =1; row <=10; row--)
cout << "*";

/* write a for header to iterate column from 10 down to row */
for (int column =10; row >=1; column++)
cout << "*";

cout << endl;
} // end for

return 0; // program terminated successfully

} // end function drawTriangles






Error 1 error C2562: 'Triangles::drawTriangles' : 'void' function returning a value c:\documents and settings\regina\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\project 5 program 4\project 5 program 4\tuckerr_assign5prog4_triangles.cpp 76

[firedraco]

Your function is delcared as returning void, i.e. nothing, but you are trying to return 0; at the end.

[bluezor]

return 0; // program terminated successfully

Your triangle function is technically returning a value. To exit, you can use exit(0);, instead of returning a value.

[reginat1]

I tried the [exit 0] and got the following errors:

Error 1 error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'constant' c:\documents and settings\regina\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\project 5 program 4\project 5 program 4\tuckerr_assign5prog4_triangles.cpp 76


Warning 2 warning C4551: function call missing argument list c:\documents and settings\regina\my documents\visual studio 2008\projects\project 5 program 4\project 5 program 4\tuckerr_assign5prog4_triangles.cpp 76

[bluezor]

Are you missing a semi-colon after your exit(0);?

[reginat1]

I had the semi-colon after the 'exit 0'

[helios]

No, not exit 0;. Literally, exit(0);. It's a function, not a syntactical construct.

EDIT: Wait, I don't think a function called 'drawTriangles()' is supposed to actually kill the program. That's terrible advice, bluezor.