Can I add a list as a private member of a class

[captainpirate]

I want to create a c++ class that I need to add an arbitrary number of items of type struct. So I thought I would have a private data member of type list (the standard template library list).

This is how I thought I would code it but I'm getting errors. Could someone explain why I can't do this and possibly describe someway I could accomplish this.

//my code
struct myStruct {
int a;
int b;
};

class myClass {
private:
list<myStruct> myList;
public:
//members not listed
};

[andywestken]

Apart from the wrong type of bracket -- ( vs { -- at the start of you class and the missing ; at the end of it, your code looks fine.

What errors are you getting?

[captainpirate]

Sorry about the bracket and missing semicolon on the above code. I've fixed it.

The error I'm getting in MS visual studios 2010 is:
error C2143: syntax error: missing ';' before '<'

[macromicah]

It should compile fine... Maybe it's in the code you've omitted.

[ne555]

#ifndef MY_HEADER_GUARD_H
#define MY_HEADER_GUARD_H

#include <list>

struct myStruct {
  int a;
  int b;
};

class myClass {
private:
  std::list<myStruct> myList; //namespaces
public:
//members not listed
};

#endif 

[captainpirate]

Thanks for your help everyone. I got it, or rather ne555 got it.

Adding std:: in front of list is what made the difference. Looks like it was a namespace thing.

thanks again