Help about my error

Sory for my bad english, but

i'm new in c++ and i read few book and make samo code!

So!

My class is:

class Monster
{
public:
	Monster(int hp, int acc, int xpReward, int armor, const char* weaponName, int lowDamage, int highDamage);
	bool isDead();
	COORD pos;
	int getXPReward();
	int getArmor();

	void attack(CPlayer& player);
	void takeDamage(int damage);
	void displayHitPoints();

private:
	int mHitPoints;
	int mAccuracy;
	int mExpReward;
	int mArmor;
	Weapon mWeapon;
};

And i want to make this:

m_Monsters = new Monster [m_MonstersNumber];

also i make this of coure:

Monster* m_Monsters;

But i'm getting error masage:

error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'Monster'

Why??

Please help me!!!!!!

closed account (zb0S216C)

Post the full line where the error occurs, and don't change it.

_Wazzak

stefkoff (5)

It give me this error:

1>e:\projects\monster2\game.cpp(351) : error C2061: syntax error : identifier 'Monster'

At this line:

m_Monsters = new Monster [m_MonstersNumber];

ThangDo (124)

When you declare new instance of Monster class, you need to pass in essential parameters as declared in constructor of class
something like this:

Monster* m_Monsters = new Monster(hp, acc, xpReward, armor .... );

To be able to declare an array of Monster pointers, you probably want to do this:

in Monster class, add an empty constructor

class Monster
{
public:
        //Constructor
	Monster(int hp, 
                     int acc, 
                     int xpReward, 
                     int armor, 
                     const char* weaponName, 
                     int lowDamage, 
                     int highDamage);
        
        //default constructor
        Monster();
....

Then in your main(), or wherever you wanna create the array.
do this:

//Example
const char thang[10] = "THANG DO";
int i = 1;
    
//This is to create new instances of Monster
Monster* pMonster = new Monster(1, 1, 1 ,1 , &thang[0], 1, 1);
   
//This will create an array of Monster type  
Monster* array = new Monster[i];

stefkoff (5)

Look:

I make pointer of Monster in a other class CGame:

class CGame
{
private:
	ConLib* m_Console;
	int m_LastAction;

	int m_GameStatus;
	COORD m_Arena;
	CPlayer m_Player;
	Monster* m_Monsters;
	int m_MonstersNumber;

And in one func i want to make an array of Monsters:

m_Monsters = new Monster[m_MonstersNumber];

But i can't??????

I want to use this array of Monsters to get his position, hitpoints,......

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closed account (zb0S216C)

Is the Monster class defined before or after CGame?

_Wazzak

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ThangDo (124)

You cant make array of pointer to Monster class if there is a constructor which requires data to be passed in. or at least I think so.

That's why I suggested a default constructor.

closed account (zb0S216C)

ThangDo wrote:
"You cant make array of pointer to Monster class"

He/she isn't creating an array of pointers.

_Wazzak

stefkoff (5)

Is the Monster class defined before or after CGame?

Yes it is in another file and i inclode him.

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stefkoff (5)

OMG!!! i fixed my code!! :)

While i update my last project i forgot that i have a integer named Monster;

int Monster

And when i try

	m_Monsters = new Monster [m_MonstersNumber];

It give me a error!

Thanks everyone anyway! :D :)

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