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kavinda weerachandra (14)
hi i get this error ppl.cpp:7:1: error: prototype for 'ppl::ppl()' does not match any in class 'ppl'

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//main.cpp
  #include "ppl.h"
#include "bday.h"
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;


int main() 
{

    bday boj(5,17,1990);
    ppl nameOj("kavinda", boj);        
    
    nameOj.printInfo();
    
    
    
    
    return 0;
}



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//bday.h

#ifndef BDAY_H
#define	BDAY_H

class bday {
public:
    bday(int m, int d, int y);
    void printDate();
private:
    int month;
    int day;
    int year;
    
};

#endif	 

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//bday.cpp
#include "bday.h"
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

bday::bday(int m, int d, int y) {
    month = m;
    day = d;
    year = y;
    }

void bday::printDate(){
    
    cout<<day<<"/"<<month<<"/"<<year<<endl;
    
}


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//ppl.h
#include <string>
#include "bday.h"
#ifndef PPL_H
#define	PPL_H
using namespace std;

class ppl {
public:
    ppl(string x, bday bo);
    void printInfo();
private:
    string name;
    bday dob;
};

#endif	/* PPL_H */


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//ppl.cpp
#include <iostream>
#include "ppl.h"
#include "bday.h"
using namespace std;


ppl::ppl()
:name(x), dob(bo)
{   
}

void ppl::printInfo()
{
    cout<< name <<" was born on ";
    dob.printDate();
}


error log

"/usr/bin/make" -f nbproject/Makefile-Debug.mk QMAKE= SUBPROJECTS= .build-conf
make[1]: Entering directory '/cygdrive/c/Users/listner/Documents/NetBeansProjects/z 1.9'
"/usr/bin/make" -f nbproject/Makefile-Debug.mk dist/Debug/Cygwin_4.x-Windows/z_1.9.exe
make[2]: Entering directory '/cygdrive/c/Users/listner/Documents/NetBeansProjects/z 1.9'
mkdir -p build/Debug/Cygwin_4.x-Windows
rm -f "build/Debug/Cygwin_4.x-Windows/bday.o.d"
g++ -c -g -MMD -MP -MF "build/Debug/Cygwin_4.x-Windows/bday.o.d" -o build/Debug/Cygwin_4.x-Windows/bday.o bday.cpp
mkdir -p build/Debug/Cygwin_4.x-Windows
rm -f "build/Debug/Cygwin_4.x-Windows/main.o.d"
g++ -c -g -MMD -MP -MF "build/Debug/Cygwin_4.x-Windows/main.o.d" -o build/Debug/Cygwin_4.x-Windows/main.o main.cpp
mkdir -p build/Debug/Cygwin_4.x-Windows
rm -f "build/Debug/Cygwin_4.x-Windows/ppl.o.d"
g++ -c -g -MMD -MP -MF "build/Debug/Cygwin_4.x-Windows/ppl.o.d" -o build/Debug/Cygwin_4.x-Windows/ppl.o ppl.cpp
ppl.cpp:7:1: error: prototype for 'ppl::ppl()' does not match any in class 'ppl'
ppl::ppl()
^
In file included from ppl.cpp:2:0:
ppl.h:7:7: error: candidates are: ppl::ppl(const ppl&)
class ppl {
^
ppl.h:9:5: error: ppl::ppl(std::string, bday)
ppl(string x, bday bo);
^
nbproject/Makefile-Debug.mk:78: recipe for target 'build/Debug/Cygwin_4.x-Windows/ppl.o' failed
make[2]: *** [build/Debug/Cygwin_4.x-Windows/ppl.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/cygdrive/c/Users/listner/Documents/NetBeansProjects/z 1.9'
nbproject/Makefile-Debug.mk:61: recipe for target '.build-conf' failed
make[1]: *** [.build-conf] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory '/cygdrive/c/Users/listner/Documents/NetBeansProjects/z 1.9'
nbproject/Makefile-impl.mk:39: recipe for target '.build-impl' failed
make: *** [.build-impl] Error 2

BUILD FAILED (exit value 2, total time: 2s)

Peter87 (11234)
You forgot to list the parameters when defining the ppl constructor in ppl.cpp.
kavinda weerachandra (14)
omg.. thanks peter. i am such a noob. thanks..(probably should go to sleep.. its 3.18 am..)
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