Local Function Definition error

[Comp rook]

I've scoured the Web and my code for a solution to this error, but I can't find one! Please help.

#ifndef FUNCTION_H
#define FUNCTION_H
#include<iostream>
#include<string>
#include<cstdlib>
#include<time.h>
#include<ctime>
#include<windows.h>
//...
int function(int a, char b, int c, std::string d, std::string e, std::string f, class1& hero, class2& dog, class3& heroine, class4& object4, /*etc, all the way up to 12 each*/ std::string eles[])//all classes and relating variables are already defined.
{//error is on this line
int choice2 = 0;
if((d == object4.name)&&(e == object5.name)&&(f == object6.name))
{
    while((object4.hpStat > 0)||(object5.hpStat > 0)||(object6.hpStat > 0)){
	c = 0;
	if((dog.currenthpStat <= 0)&&(hero.currenthpStat <= 0)&&(heroine.currenthpStat <= 0)){
				object4.hpStat = 0;
				object5.hpStat = 0;
				object6.hpStat = 0;
			}
			//Dog's turn
			if(dog.currenthpStat > 0)
			{
				std::cout << "What will Dog do?\n";
			std::cout << "[A]ttack\n";
			std::cin >> b;
			system("CLS");
			std::cout << "Lvl[1]Attack\n";
			std::cout << "[S]kills\n";
			std::cout << "[E]lements\n";
			b = toupper(b);
			if(b == '1')
			{
				c = ((2 * dog.level + 2)*dog.powerStat + 40)/object4.armorStat;
				system("CLS");
			}
			if(b == 'S')
			{
				std::cout << "[C]homp\n";
				if(dog.level >= 3)
				{
					std::cout << "[W]arbark\n";
				}
				if(dog.level >= 5)
				{
					std::cout << "[R]abid Dog\n";
				}
				std::cin >> b;
				b = toupper(b);
				if(b == 'C')
				{
				c = ((2 * dog.level + 2)*dog.powerStat + 50)/object4.armorStat;
				c = c * 1.5;
				system("CLS");
				}
				if(b == 'W')
				{
					dog.powerStat = dog.powerStat * 1.25;
					hero.powerStat = hero.powerStat * 1.25;
					heroine.powerStat = heroine.powerStat * 1.25;
					c = 0;
					system("CLS");
				}
				if(b == 'R')
				{
					c = ((2 * dog.level + 2)*dog.powerStat + 105)/object4.armorStat;
					c = c * 1.5;
				}
			}
			if(b == 'E')
			{
				for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
				{
					if(eles[i] == "LIGHT BALL")
					{
						std::cout << "[1] Light Ball\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "AQUA SPRAY")
					{
						std::cout << "[2] Aqua Spray\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "FLAME SHOT")
					{
						std::cout << "[3] Flame Shot\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "PEBBLE SPRAY")
					{
						std::cout << "[4] Pebble Spray\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "DARK BALL")
					{
						std::cout << "[5] Dark Ball\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "GALE")
					{
						std::cout << "[6] Gale\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "LIGHT RAY")
					{
						std::cout << "[7] Light Ray\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "JET SPRAY")
					{
						std::cout << "[8] Jet Spray\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "FIRE SPRAY")
					{
						std::cout << "[9] Fire Spray\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "SLINGSHOT")
					{
						std::cout << "[10] Slingshot\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "DARKNESS RAY")
					{
						std::cout << "[11] Darkness Ray\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "AIR BLAST")
					{
						std::cout << "[12] Air Blast\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "LIGHT BEAM")
					{
						std::cout << "[13] Light Beam\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "FIREBALL")
					{
						std::cout << "[14] Fireball\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "AQUA BALL")
					{
						std::cout << "[15] Aqua Ball\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "BOULDER")
					{
						std::cout << "[16] Boulder\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "FALL SO HARD")
					{
						std::cout << "[17] Fall So Hard\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "ANTICYCLONE")
					{
						std::cout << "[18] Anticyclone\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "PHOTON BLAST")
					{
						std::cout << "[19] Photon Blast\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "FIREBOMB")
					{
						std::cout << "[20] Firebomb\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "WATER BOMB")
					{
						std::cout << "[21] Water Bomb\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "LANDSLIDE")
					{
						std::cout << "[22] Landslide\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "DARKNESS BEAM")
					{
						std::cout << "[23] Darkness Beam\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "CYCLONE")
					{
						std::cout << "[24] Cyclone\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "LASER BEAM")
					{
						std::cout << "[25] Laser Beam\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "ERUPTION")
					{
						std::cout << "[26] Eruption\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "FLOOD")
					{
						std::cout << "[27] Flood\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "EARTHQUAKE")
					{
						std::cout << "[28] Earthquake\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "EVENT HORIZON")
					{
						std::cout << "[29] Event Horizon\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "THUNDERSTORM")
					{
						std::cout << "[30] Thunderstorm\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "STAR DEATH")
					{
						std::cout << "[31] Star Death\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "SUPERNOVA")
					{
						std::cout << "[32] Supernova\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "TSUNAMI")
					{
						std::cout << "[33] Tsunami\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "FAULT")
					{
						std::cout << "[34] Fault\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "BLACKHOLE")
					{
						std::cout << "[35] Blackhole\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "TORNADO")
					{
						std::cout << "[36] Tornado\n";
					}
				}
				std::cin >> choice2;
				if(choice2 == 4)
				{
					c = ((2 * dog.level + 2)*dog.magicStat + 35)/object4.magicArmorStat;
					c = c * 1.5;
					system("CLS");
				}
				if((choice2 <= 3)||((choice2 >= 5)&&(choice2 <= 6)))
				{
					c = ((2 * dog.level + 2)*dog.magicStat + 35)/object4.magicArmorStat;
					system("CLS");
				}
				if(choice2 == 10)
				{
					c = ((2 * dog.level + 2)*dog.magicStat + 50)/object4.magicArmorStat;
					c = c * 1.5;
					system("CLS");
				}
				if(((choice2 >= 7)&&(choice2 <= 9))||((choice2 >= 11)&&(choice2 <= 12)))
				{
					c = ((2 * dog.level + 2)*dog.magicStat + 50)/object4.magicArmorStat;
					system("CLS");
				}
				if(choice2 == 16)
				{
					c = ((2 * dog.level + 2)*dog.magicStat + 65)/object4.magicArmorStat;
					c = c * 1.5;
					system("CLS");
				}
				if(((choice2 >= 13)&&(choice2 <= 15))||((choice2 >= 17)&&(choice2 <= 18)))
				{
					c = ((2 * dog.level + 2)*dog.magicStat + 65)/object4.magicArmorStat;
					system("CLS");
				}
				if(choice2 == 22)
				{
					c = ((2 * dog.level + 2)*dog.magicStat + 80)/object4.magicArmorStat;
					c = c * 1.5;
					system("CLS");
				}
				if(((choice2 >= 19)&&(choice2 <= 22))||((choice2 >= 23)&&(choice2 <= 24)))
				{
					c = ((2 * dog.level + 2)*dog.magicStat + 80)/object4.magicArmorStat;
					system("CLS");
				}
				if(choice2 == 28)
				{
					c = ((2 * dog.level + 2)*dog.magicStat + 95)/object4.magicArmorStat;
					c = c * 1.5;
					system("CLS");
				}
				if(((choice2 >= 25)&&(choice2 <= 27))||((choice2 >= 29)&&(choice2 <= 30)))
				{
					c = ((2 * dog.level + 2)*dog.magicStat + 95)/object4.magicArmorStat;
					system("CLS");
				}
				if(choice2 == 34)
				{
					c = ((2 * dog.level + 2)*dog.magicStat + 120)/object4.magicArmorStat;
					c = c * 1.5;
					system("CLS");
				}
				if(((choice2 >= 31)&&(choice2 <= 33))||((choice2 <= 36)&&(choice2 >= 35)))
				{
					c = ((2 * dog.level + 2)*dog.magicStat + 120)/object4.magicArmorStat;
					system("CLS");
				}
			}
			if(c > 0)
			{
				std::cout << "Who will you target?\n";
				std::cout << "[1] Enemy #1\n";
				std::cout << "[2] Enemy #2\n";
				std::cout << "[3] Enemy #3\n";
				std::cin >> choice2;
				std::cout << "\n\n\n\n\n\t\t@\t\t@";
				std::cout << "\n\n\n\n\n\t\t@\t\t@";
				std::cout << "\n\n\n\n\n\t\t@\t\t@";
				Sleep(500);
				if(choice2 == 1)
				{
				std::cout << "ENEMY took " << c << " HP c!\n";
				object4.hpStat -= c;
				}
				if(choice2 == 2)
				{
					std::cout << "ENEMY took " << c << " HP c!\n";
					object5.hpStat -= c;
				}
				if(choice2 == 3)
				{	
					std::cout << "ENEMY took " << c << " HP c!\n";
					object6.hpStat -= c;
				}
				Sleep(1000);
			}
		}

That was just part of the code, most of which I'm afraid might be unnecessary, since the error is as follows:
gameidea\program.h(44) : error C2601: 'function' : local function definitions are illegal
Can anyone figure it out?

[MiiNiPaa]

And which line in header line 44 relates to? because it looks like you omitted some parts
EDIT: looks like you forgot to close brace on some of previous lines

[Null]

It means that 'function' is inside another function. This probably means that you forgot a brace } somewhere before 'function' definition (maybe in one of the files you included - the error might be there)

See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/sba3hty9(v=vs.71).aspx

[pogrady]

consider using a switch statement here:

if(eles[i] == "LIGHT BALL")
					{
						std::cout << "[1] Light Ball\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "AQUA SPRAY")
					{
						std::cout << "[2] Aqua Spray\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "FLAME SHOT")
					{
						std::cout << "[3] Flame Shot\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "PEBBLE SPRAY")
					{
						std::cout << "[4] Pebble Spray\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "DARK BALL")
					{
						std::cout << "[5] Dark Ball\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "GALE")
					{
						std::cout << "[6] Gale\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "LIGHT RAY")
					{
						std::cout << "[7] Light Ray\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "JET SPRAY")
					{
						std::cout << "[8] Jet Spray\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "FIRE SPRAY")
					{
						std::cout << "[9] Fire Spray\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "SLINGSHOT")
					{
						std::cout << "[10] Slingshot\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "DARKNESS RAY")
					{
						std::cout << "[11] Darkness Ray\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "AIR BLAST")
					{
						std::cout << "[12] Air Blast\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "LIGHT BEAM")
					{
						std::cout << "[13] Light Beam\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "FIREBALL")
					{
						std::cout << "[14] Fireball\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "AQUA BALL")
					{
						std::cout << "[15] Aqua Ball\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "BOULDER")
					{
						std::cout << "[16] Boulder\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "FALL SO HARD")
					{
						std::cout << "[17] Fall So Hard\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "ANTICYCLONE")
					{
						std::cout << "[18] Anticyclone\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "PHOTON BLAST")
					{
						std::cout << "[19] Photon Blast\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "FIREBOMB")
					{
						std::cout << "[20] Firebomb\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "WATER BOMB")
					{
						std::cout << "[21] Water Bomb\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "LANDSLIDE")
					{
						std::cout << "[22] Landslide\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "DARKNESS BEAM")
					{
						std::cout << "[23] Darkness Beam\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "CYCLONE")
					{
						std::cout << "[24] Cyclone\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "LASER BEAM")
					{
						std::cout << "[25] Laser Beam\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "ERUPTION")
					{
						std::cout << "[26] Eruption\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "FLOOD")
					{
						std::cout << "[27] Flood\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "EARTHQUAKE")
					{
						std::cout << "[28] Earthquake\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "EVENT HORIZON")
					{
						std::cout << "[29] Event Horizon\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "THUNDERSTORM")
					{
						std::cout << "[30] Thunderstorm\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "STAR DEATH")
					{
						std::cout << "[31] Star Death\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "SUPERNOVA")
					{
						std::cout << "[32] Supernova\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "TSUNAMI")
					{
						std::cout << "[33] Tsunami\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "FAULT")
					{
						std::cout << "[34] Fault\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "BLACKHOLE")
					{
						std::cout << "[35] Blackhole\n";
					}
					if(eles[i] == "TORNADO")
					{
						std::cout << "[36] Tornado\n";
					}

[3qX21hU5]

Also you are using function as a function name which is highly highly discouraged. I would recommend you rename it to something else.

[Comp rook]

Thanks for the help! The problem WAS a forgotten '}' bracket (it was in a different header file). Thank you!

@Zereo: I did not REALLY use 'function' as the name of a function; I just did that for purposes of the post.