error message on inheritance

[mekbibb11]

I am trying to learn C++ and when I compile I am getting the following error messages:
[Error] invalid use of incomplete type 'class Mammal'
[Error] forward declaration of 'class Mammal'
[Error] extra qualification 'Mammal::' of member 'Mammal' [-fpermissive]
[Error] 'Mammal::Mammal()' cannot be overloaded
[Error] with 'Mammal::Mammal()'

I want to know where is my mistake?

 //Listing 12.3 Constructors and destructors called

#include <iostream>
enum BREED { GOLDEN, CAIRN, CANDIE, SHETLAND, DOBERMAN, LAB };

class Mammal
{
public:
    // constructors
    Mammal();
    ~Mammal();

    //accessors
    int GetAge() const { return itsAge; )
    void SetAge(int age) { itsAge = age; }
    int GetWeight() const { return itsWeight; }
    void SetWeight(int weight) { itsWeight = weight; }

    //other methods
    void Speak()const { std::cout << "Mammal sound!\n"; }
    void Sleep()const { std::cout << "shhh, I'm sleeping.\n"; }

protected:
    int itsAge;
    int itsWeight;
};

class Dog : public Mammal
{
public:

   // constructors
   Dog();
   ~Dog();

   // accessors
   BREED GetBreed() const { return itsBreed; }
   void SetBreed(BREED breed) { itsBreed = breed; }

   // other methods
   void WagTail() const { std::cout << "Tail wagging...\n"; }
   void BegForFood() const { std::cout << "Begging for food...\n"; }

private:
   BREED itsBreed;
};

Mammal::Mammal():
itsAge(),
itsWeight(5)
{
   std::cout << "Mammal constructor...\n";
}

Mammal::~Mammal()
{
   std::cout << "Mammal destructor...\n";
}

Dog::Dog():
itsBreed(GOLDEN)
{
   std::cout << "Dog constructor...\n";
}

Dog::~Dog()
{
   std::cout << "Dog destructor...\n";
}

int main()
{
   Dog fido;
   fido.Speak();
   fido.WagTail();
   std::cout << "fido is " << fido.GetAge() << " years old\n";
   return 0
}

[dutch]

Look closely at every single character on line 14.

EDIT: I forgot to mention the <iostream.h>! I think that's deprecated. As Niccolo says, use <iostream> and then, if you must, use namespace std;.

[Niccolo]

@mekbibb11,

Sometimes the messages aren't exactly what they claim, but it is important to know which lines are referenced by the errors.

My own read through, with a compiler fire-breathing errors and warnings (a typical experience we just must get used to), comes to these points:

#include <iostream>

not iostream.h!

In accessors

int GetAge() const { return itsAge; ) <***** this must be a close bracket, not close paren


In main

return 0 <**********this must end with a ';'



....and, of course, you can only have one "main" function

When I corrected that exact series of observations, the code compiled.

[coder777]

Line 14: Replace the right parenthesis ) with a curly bracket }

[mekbibb11]

sorry for the iostream.h but still my question is still the same. I edited the the in include to <iostream>.

thanks Niccola

[dutch]

Can you read? You've been told three times.

[mekbibb11]

Thanks so much Niccola. I saw my errors. That was time saver. Thanks for the help. If I still get errors I may still come for help.

Thanks again.