Why doesn't this work?

[nels15]

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include "Animal.h"
#include "Liger.h"

using namespace std;

int main()
{
//Animal MyAnimal;

Liger Leo;
Liger Sally;
Liger Rafiel;

Leo.setNumStripes (4);
Sally.setNumStripes (15);
Rafiel.setNumStripes (23);


/*MyAnimal.setHeight(5.0);
MyAnimal.setWeight(10.0);
MyAnimal.setHungry(true);
MyAnimal.setAlive(true);


cout << MyAnimal.getHeight() << "\n" <<
MyAnimal.getWeight() << "\n" << MyAnimal.isHungry()
<< "\n" << MyAnimal.isAlive() << endl;*/

cout << Leo.getNumStripes() << endl;
cout << Rafiel.getNumStripes() << endl;


return 0;
}

[nels15]

THIS IS THE OUTPUT FOR THE BUILD

1>------ Build started: Project: AnimalProject2, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1> Zoo.cpp
1>c:\users\brandonlnelson\documents\visual studio 2010\projects\animalproject2\animalproject2\animal.h(7): error C2011: 'Animal' : 'class' type redefinition
1> c:\users\brandonlnelson\documents\visual studio 2010\projects\animalproject2\animalproject2\animal.h(7) : see declaration of 'Animal'
1>c:\users\brandonlnelson\documents\visual studio 2010\projects\animalproject2\animalproject2\liger.h(8): error C2504: 'Animal' : base class undefined
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

[meeztered]

One problem looks like it is in your animal.h file so maybe post that also.

[z05DSL3A]

Have you guarded your headers from multiple inclusion?

[firedraco]

Sounds like you need header guards.