C++ small issue

[safia sohail]

i wrote a classes program in c++ where it gives me an error of "the identifier "start" cannot have a type qualifier" what does it mean ?????

start is the name of my member function !!

[coder777]

how does your code look like?

[safia sohail]

#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
class test
{
char ans;
int marks;
public:
void start();
};
void main(void)
{
test s;
int ch,roll;
char name[30], choice, join;
clrscr();
cout<<"*****WELCOME*****"<<endl;
cout<<"TO THE ENTRY TEST"<<endl;
cout<<" EXAMINATION "<<endl;
clrscr();
cout<<"do you want to join us (Y/N) ? "<<endl;
cin>>join;
if((join=='y')||(join=='Y'))
{
cout<<"Instructions: "<<endl;
cout<<"There are three rounds in this test"<<endl;
cout<<"1)Easy round\n 2)Medium round\n 3)Difficult Round"<<endl;
cout<<"TO ENTER THE LAST ROUND YOU HAVE TO COMPLETE THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS";
cout<<"\n\n * THE EASY ROUND CONSIST OF 5 EASY QUESTIONS OUT OF WHICH U HAVE TO GET 3/5 OF THE ANSWER RIGHT TO ENTER THE MEDIUM ROUND";
cout<<"\n \n* THE MEDIUM ROUND CONSISTS OF 7 QUESTIONS AND YOU HAVE TO ANSWER 5 OF THEM CORRECTLY";
cout<<"\n\n * THE DIFFICULT ROUND CONSISTS OF 8 QUESTIONS WHICH CAN BE REALLY TOUGH ";
clrscr();
cout<<"Enter Your Name "<<endl;
cin>>name;
cout<<"Roll Number"<<endl;
cin>>roll;
s.start();
}
else
{
exit(0);
}

void test::start() //error in this line !
{
marks=0;
clrscr();
cout<<"Be Ready !!! "<<endl;
cout<<"\n\n\n =========================================================================";
cout<<"\n(1) WHAT IS THE MEANING OF 'KHALSA' ?";
cout<<"\n\n (a) GOOD\t\t(b) PURE\n(c) TEMPLE\t\t(d) NONE";
cout<<"\n =========================================================================";
cin>>ans;
if(( ans== 'b')||(ans=='B'))
{
cout<<"\n YOU ARE RIGHT !! ";
marks++;
}
else
{
cout<<"\n SORRY YOU ARE WRONG :(((";
}
clrscr();
cout<<"\n\n\n =========================================================================";
cout<<"\n(2) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS 'A SENSE OF HUMOUR'?";
cout<<"\n\n (a) JOVIAL BONE\t\t(b) FUNNY BONE\n(c) FUNNY FARM\t\t(d) WISH BONE";
cout<<"\n =========================================================================";
cin>>ans;
if((ans=='b')||(ans=='B'))
{ cout< <"\n THATS RIGHT !! ";
marks++; }
else
{ cout<<"\n THATS NOT THE RIGHT ANSWER :((("; }
clrscr();
cout<<"\n\n\n =========================================================================";
cout<<"\n(3) THE COUNTRY WITH THE LARGEST BUDHIST POPULATION IS :";
cout<<"\n\n (a) JAPAN\t\t(b) THAILAND\n(c) CHINA\t\t(d) INDIA";
cout<<"\n =========================================================================";
cin>>ans;
if((ans=='c')||(ans=='C'))
{ cout< <"\n PERFECT ANSWER !!, KEEP IT UP ^_^";
marks++; }
else { cout<<"\n OOPS YOU ARE WRONG !";
}
clrscr();
cout<<"\n\n\n =========================================================================";
cout<<"\n(4) WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE LARGEST ISLAND IN THE WORLD ?";
cout<<"\n\n (a) GREENLAND\t\t(b) ANDAMAN & NICOBAR\n(c) IRELAND\t\t(d) NEWZEALAND";
cout<<"\n =========================================================================";
cin>>ans;
if((ans=='a')||(ans=='A'))
{
cout< <"\n YES THATS THE ONE ";
marks++;
}
else
{
cout<<"\n THATS A STUPID REPLY BUDDY ";
}
clrscr();
cout<<"\n\n\n =========================================================================";
cout<<"\n(5) WHERE DID THE RECENTLY EXTINCT BIRD DODO LIVE ?";
cout<<"\n\n (a) INDIA\t\t(b) SOUTH AMERICA\n(c) MAURITIUS\t\t(d) NEPAL";
cout<<"\n =========================================================================";
cin>>ans;
if((ans=='c')||(ans=='C'))
{
cout< <"\n MAURITIUS IS THE .......... RIGHT ANSWER !!!!!!!!";
marks++;
}
else
{
cout<<"\n WRONG ANSWER :((("; delay(2000); }
if( marks>=3)
{
clrscr();
cout< <"\n\n\n************************************************************************";
cout<<"\n RESULT OF FIRST ROUND( EASY ROUND) ";
cout<<"\n************************************************************************";
cout<<"\nYOUR MARKS IS "<<marks<<" ";

cout<<"\n\n\nYOUR SCORE TELLS US THAT YOU CAN ENTER THE 2ND ROUND NOW, GO ON AND CRACK THE Test!!";
clrscr();
cout<<"\n\n\n ========================================================================";
cout<<"\n (6) WHICH IS THE TALLEST TOWER IN INDIA ?";
cout<<"\n\n (a) QUTUB MINAR, DELHI\t\t(b) EXPRESS TOWER, MUMBAI\n(c) CLOCK TOWER,DELHI\t\t(d) TV TOWER,PITAMPURA,DELHI";
cout<<"\n ========================================================================";
cin>>ans;
if((ans=='d')||(ans=='D'))
{
cout< <"\n KEEP IT UP DEAR !";
marks++;
}
else
{
cout<<"\n SORRY DEAR, THATS NOT THE RIGHT ANSWER";
}
clrscr();
cout<<"\n\n\n ========================================================================";
cout<<"\n (7) OF WHICH MATERIAL IS GLASS MADE ?";
cout<<"\n\n(a) MICA\t\t(b) SAND\n(c) DIAMOND\t\t(d) QUARTZ";
cout<<"\n========================================================================";
cin>>ans;
if((ans=='b')||(ans=='B'))
{
cout< <"\n SAND IS RIGHT ANSWER :)))";
marks++;
}
else
{
cout<<"\n WRONG ANSWER :((";
}
clrscr();
cout<<"\n\n\n ========================================================================";
cout<<"\n(8) WHO WAS THE FIRST TEST-TUBE BABY ?";
cout<<"\n\n(a) LOUISE BROWN\t\t(b) CHANDLER DAVIS\n(c) JAMES DANIEL\t\t(d) ELIZABETH PAL";
cout<<"\n========================================================================";
cin>>ans;
if((ans=='a')||(ans=='A'))
{
cout< <"\n YAPIII!! THATS RIGHT ^_^";
marks++;
}
else
{
cout<<"wrong"<<endl;
}
if( marks>=6)
{ clrscr();
cout< <"\n\n\n\n********************************************************************";
cout<<"\n RESULT OF FINAL ROUND( HARD ROUND) ";
cout<<"\n*********************************************************************";
cout<<"\n CONGRATS !!!!";
cout<<"\n YOUR MARKS IS "<<marks<<" "<<endl;
}
else
{
clrscr();
cout<<"Result of final round"<<endl;
cout<<"your marks is "<<marks<<" " <<endl;
cout<<"your marks couldnt get on top sorry "<<endl;
}
else
{
clrscr();
cout<<"Your Marks"<<endl;
cout<<" "<<marks<<" "<<endl;
cout<<"marks not satisfactory"<<endl;
cout<<"thanx";
}
}}

[MikeyBoy]

Please use code tags when posting code, to make it readable.

[safia sohail]

what do u mean by code tags ?