can't access public object inside a class

[pagalbilal]

I declare an public object of 'Benefit' class inside 'Employee' class name 'benefit'. In the code below (bold area) should I be able to acheieve the following.
employee1.benefit.sethealthinsurance(healthinsurance)
???
after typing employee1. the benefit methods does not show up.

anyone can help me with this code.

//Program Name:		Employee Class
//Programmer:		Bilal Hussain
//Class:	        CIS247C, Week 4 iLab

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <iomanip>

using namespace std;

void DisplayApplicationInformation();
void DisplayDivider(string);

//Abstract class
class iEmployee
{
public: 
	double calculatePay();
}


class Employee : public iEmployee
{
public:
	string firstName, lastName;
	string gender;
	int dependents;
	double annualSalary;
	static int numEmployees;		//week3 addon
public:
	Employee()
	{
		firstName = "";
		lastName = "";
		gender = 'U';
		dependents = 0;
		annualSalary = 20000;
		numEmployees=numEmployees++;		//week3 addon
	}

	//destructure
	~Employee();

	//Employee(string fname, string lname, char gen, int dept, double salary); //constructor with parameters
	Employee(string firstName, string lastName, string gender, int dependents, double salary)
	{
		this->firstName = firstName;
		this->lastName = lastName;
		this->gender = gender;
		this->dependents = dependents;
		this->annualSalary = salary;
		numEmployees=numEmployees++;		//week3 addon
	}

	double calculatePay();
	void displayEmployee();
	string getFirstName();
	void setFirstName(string fname);
	string getLastName();
	void setLastName(string lname);
	string getGender();
	void setGender(char gen);
	int getDependents();
	void setDependents(int dept);
	double getannualSalary();
	void setannualSalary(double salary);
	static int getNumEmployees();
	void setDependents(string);
	void setAnnualSalary(string);

	/*Week 4 addon*/
	 Benefit benefit;

};

/*Week 4 addon start*/
class Benefit
{
public:
	string healthinsurance;
	double lifeinsurance;
	int vacation;
public:
	Benefit()
	{

	};
	Benefit(string health, double life, int vacation)
	{
		this->healthinsurance=health;
		this->lifeinsurance=life;
		this->vacation=vacation;
	};

	void displayBenefits();
	string getHealthInsurance();
	void setHealthInsurance(string hins);
	double getLifeInsurance();
	void setLifeInsurance(double lifeIns);
	int getVacation();
	void setVacation(int vaca);

};

/*Week 4 addon end*/ 

//Declaration of methods and function
double Employee::calculatePay()
{
	return annualSalary/52;
}

//setters
void Employee::setFirstName(string fname)
{
	firstName= fname;
}
void Employee::setLastName(string lname)
{
	lastName = lname;
}
void Employee::setGender(char gen)
{
	gender = gen;
}
void Employee::setDependents(int dept)
{
	dependents = dept;
}
void Employee::setannualSalary(double salary)
{
	annualSalary = salary;
}

//getters
string Employee::getFirstName()
{
	return firstName;
}
string Employee::getLastName()
{
	return lastName;
}
string Employee::getGender()
{
	return gender;
}
int Employee::getDependents()
{
	return dependents;
}
double Employee::getannualSalary()
{
	return annualSalary;
}
void Employee::displayEmployee()
{
	cout << "Name: \t\t\t" << firstName << " " << lastName << endl;
	cout << "Gender: \t\t\t" << gender << endl;
	cout << "Dependents: \t\t\t" << dependents << endl;
	cout << "Annual Salary: \t\t\t" << setprecision(2) << showpoint << fixed << annualSalary << endl;
	//cout << "Weekly Salary: \t\t\t" << firstName << endl;
}

int Employee::getNumEmployees()			//week3 addon
{
	return numEmployees;
}



Employee::~Employee () {
	firstName, lastName = "";
	gender="";
	dependents=0;
	annualSalary=0;
}

// week 4 addon start
// Benefit class methods and functions

//setters
void Benefit::setHealthInsurance(string hins)
{
	healthinsurace = hins;
}
void Benefit::setLifeInsurance(double lifeIns)
{

	lifeinsurace= lifeins;
}
void Benefit::setVacation(int vaca)
{
	vacation = vaca;
}

//getters
string Benefit::getHealthInsurance()
{
	return healthinsurance:
}
double Benefit::getLifeInsurance()
{
	return lifeinsurance;
}
int Benefit::getVacation()
{
	return vacation;
}
void Benefit::displayBenefits()
{
	cout << "Health Insurance: \t\t\t" << healthinsurance << endl;
	cout << "Life Insurance: \t\t\t" << lifeinsurance << endl;
	cout << "Vacation: \t\t\t" << vacation << endl;
}

// week 4 addon ends

int Employee::numEmployees = 0;		//week3 addon

int main()
{
	int dependents;
	string fn, ln;
	char gender;
	double annualSalary; 
	string healthinsurance;
	double lifeinsurance;
	int vacation;

	Employee employee1;
	DisplayApplicationInformation();
	DisplayDivider("Employee 1");
	cout <<"Please Enter your First Name: ";
	cin >>fn;
	employee1.setFirstName(fn);

	cout <<"Please Enter your Last Name: ";
	cin >>ln;
	employee1.setLastName(ln);

	cout << "Please Enter your Gender(M/F): ";
	cin >> gender;
	employee1.setGender(gender);

	cout << "Please Enter your Dependents: ";
	cin >> dependents;
	employee1.setDependents(dependents);

	cout << "Please Enter your Annual Salary: ";
	cin >> annualSalary;
	employee1.setannualSalary(annualSalary);
	// week 4 addon start
	cout << "Please enter your Health Insurace: ";
	cin >> healthinsurace;
	employee1. //employee1.benefit.sethealthinsurace(healthinsurance);// I CANNOT ACCESS THIS. IT DOES NOT POP UP.
	// week 4 addon end



	cout << "Employee Information" <<endl;
	cout << "_________________________________________________" << endl;
	employee1.displayEmployee();
	cout << "Weekly Salary: \t\t\t" << employee1.calculatePay() << endl;

//week3 add on////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	cout <<"--- Number of Employee Object Created ---" << endl;
	cout <<"Number of employee: "<< Employee::getNumEmployees() <<endl <<endl;
//week3 add on////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	DisplayDivider("Employee 2");
	cout << "Employee Information" <<endl;
	cout << "_________________________________________________" << endl;
//	an object with default constructure with parameters
	Employee employee2("Ayesha","Hussain","F",2,16800);
	employee2.displayEmployee();
	cout << "Weekly Salary: \t\t\t" << employee2.calculatePay() << endl;

//week3 add on////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	cout <<"--- Number of Employee Object Created ---" << endl;
	cout <<"Number of employee: "<< Employee::getNumEmployees() <<endl <<endl ;
//week3 add on////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	DisplayDivider("Employee 3");
	cout << "Employee Information" <<endl;
	cout << "_________________________________________________" << endl;
//	an object with default constructure with parameters
	Employee employee3("Mary","Noia","F",5,24000.00);
	employee3.displayEmployee();
	cout << "Weekly Salary: \t\t\t" << employee2.calculatePay() << endl;

//week3 add on////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	cout <<"--- Number of Employee Object Created ---" << endl;
	cout <<"Number of employee: "<< Employee::getNumEmployees() <<endl <<endl ;
//week3 add on////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	cout <<"The end of the CIS247C Week3 iLab.";

	system("pause");

}



//Function Declaration
void DisplayApplicationInformation()
{
	cout << "Welcome to my first Object Oriented Program--Employee Class CIS247C, Week 3 iLab.";
	cout << "Name: Bilal Hussain\n";
}
void DisplayDivider(string outputTitle)
{
	cout << "****************" + outputTitle + "****************" << endl;
}

[kbw]

You need to move the definition of class Benefit above the definition of class Enployee.

As it stands, when the compiler bumps into Benefit benefit;, it doesn't know what Benefit is so it should complain, telling you that.

[histrungalot]

Just a lot of spelling errors and you tried to use Benefit in Employee before it was defined. Search for CHANGED in this code to see what I changed. It compiles for me.

//Program Name:		Employee Class
//Programmer:		Bilal Hussain
//Class:	        CIS247C, Week 4 iLab

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <iomanip>

using namespace std;

void DisplayApplicationInformation();
void DisplayDivider(string);

//Abstract class
class iEmployee
{
public: 
	double calculatePay();
};


// CHANGED - I moved this so that the definition
//           of the class is before you use it
/*Week 4 addon start*/
class Benefit
{
public:
	string healthinsurance;
	double lifeinsurance;
	int vacation;
public:
	Benefit()
	{

	};
	Benefit(string health, double life, int vacation)
	{
		this->healthinsurance=health;
		this->lifeinsurance=life;
		this->vacation=vacation;
	};

	void displayBenefits();
	string getHealthInsurance();
	void setHealthInsurance(string hins);
	double getLifeInsurance();
	void setLifeInsurance(double lifeIns);
	int getVacation();
	void setVacation(int vaca);

};

/*Week 4 addon end*/ 
class Employee : public iEmployee
{
public:
	string firstName, lastName;
	string gender;
	int dependents;
	double annualSalary;
	static int numEmployees;		//week3 addon
public:
	Employee()
	{
		firstName = "";
		lastName = "";
		gender = 'U';
		dependents = 0;
		annualSalary = 20000;
		numEmployees=numEmployees++;		//week3 addon
	}

	//destructure
	~Employee();

	//Employee(string fname, string lname, char gen, int dept, double salary); //constructor with parameters
	Employee(string firstName, string lastName, string gender, int dependents, double salary)
	{
		this->firstName = firstName;
		this->lastName = lastName;
		this->gender = gender;
		this->dependents = dependents;
		this->annualSalary = salary;
		numEmployees=numEmployees++;		//week3 addon
	}

	double calculatePay();
	void displayEmployee();
	string getFirstName();
	void setFirstName(string fname);
	string getLastName();
	void setLastName(string lname);
	string getGender();
	void setGender(char gen);
	int getDependents();
	void setDependents(int dept);
	double getannualSalary();
	void setannualSalary(double salary);
	static int getNumEmployees();
	void setDependents(string);
	void setAnnualSalary(string);

	/*Week 4 addon*/
	 Benefit benefit;

};


//Declaration of methods and function
double Employee::calculatePay()
{
	return annualSalary/52;
}

//setters
void Employee::setFirstName(string fname)
{
	firstName= fname;
}
void Employee::setLastName(string lname)
{
	lastName = lname;
}
void Employee::setGender(char gen)
{
	gender = gen;
}
void Employee::setDependents(int dept)
{
	dependents = dept;
}
void Employee::setannualSalary(double salary)
{
	annualSalary = salary;
}

//getters
string Employee::getFirstName()
{
	return firstName;
}
string Employee::getLastName()
{
	return lastName;
}
string Employee::getGender()
{
	return gender;
}
int Employee::getDependents()
{
	return dependents;
}
double Employee::getannualSalary()
{
	return annualSalary;
}
void Employee::displayEmployee()
{
	cout << "Name: \t\t\t" << firstName << " " << lastName << endl;
	cout << "Gender: \t\t\t" << gender << endl;
	cout << "Dependents: \t\t\t" << dependents << endl;
	cout << "Annual Salary: \t\t\t" << setprecision(2) << showpoint << fixed << annualSalary << endl;
	//cout << "Weekly Salary: \t\t\t" << firstName << endl;
}

int Employee::getNumEmployees()			//week3 addon
{
	return numEmployees;
}



Employee::~Employee () {
	firstName, lastName = "";
	gender="";
	dependents=0;
	annualSalary=0;
}

// week 4 addon start
// Benefit class methods and functions

//setters
void Benefit::setHealthInsurance(string hins)
{
// CHANGED - Spelling
	healthinsurance = hins;
}
void Benefit::setLifeInsurance(double lifeIns)
{

// CHANGED - Spelling
	lifeinsurance= lifeIns;
}
void Benefit::setVacation(int vaca)
{
	vacation = vaca;
}

//getters
string Benefit::getHealthInsurance()
{
// CHANGED - Spelling
	return healthinsurance;
}
double Benefit::getLifeInsurance()
{
	return lifeinsurance;
}
int Benefit::getVacation()
{
	return vacation;
}
void Benefit::displayBenefits()
{
	cout << "Health Insurance: \t\t\t" << healthinsurance << endl;
	cout << "Life Insurance: \t\t\t" << lifeinsurance << endl;
	cout << "Vacation: \t\t\t" << vacation << endl;
}

// week 4 addon ends

int Employee::numEmployees = 0;		//week3 addon

int main()
{
	int dependents;
	string fn, ln;
	char gender;
	double annualSalary; 
	string healthinsurance;
	double lifeinsurance;
	int vacation;

	Employee employee1;
	DisplayApplicationInformation();
	DisplayDivider("Employee 1");
	cout <<"Please Enter your First Name: ";
	cin >>fn;
	employee1.setFirstName(fn);

	cout <<"Please Enter your Last Name: ";
	cin >>ln;
	employee1.setLastName(ln);

	cout << "Please Enter your Gender(M/F): ";
	cin >> gender;
	employee1.setGender(gender);

	cout << "Please Enter your Dependents: ";
	cin >> dependents;
	employee1.setDependents(dependents);

	cout << "Please Enter your Annual Salary: ";
	cin >> annualSalary;
	employee1.setannualSalary(annualSalary);
	// week 4 addon start
	cout << "Please enter your Health Insurace: ";
	cin >> healthinsurance;
        // CHANGE - Spelling
	employee1.benefit.setHealthInsurance(healthinsurance);// I CANNOT ACCESS THIS. IT DOES NOT POP UP.
	// week 4 addon end



	cout << "Employee Information" <<endl;
	cout << "_________________________________________________" << endl;
	employee1.displayEmployee();
	cout << "Weekly Salary: \t\t\t" << employee1.calculatePay() << endl;

//week3 add on////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	cout <<"--- Number of Employee Object Created ---" << endl;
	cout <<"Number of employee: "<< Employee::getNumEmployees() <<endl <<endl;
//week3 add on////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	DisplayDivider("Employee 2");
	cout << "Employee Information" <<endl;
	cout << "_________________________________________________" << endl;
//	an object with default constructure with parameters
	Employee employee2("Ayesha","Hussain","F",2,16800);
	employee2.displayEmployee();
	cout << "Weekly Salary: \t\t\t" << employee2.calculatePay() << endl;

//week3 add on////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	cout <<"--- Number of Employee Object Created ---" << endl;
	cout <<"Number of employee: "<< Employee::getNumEmployees() <<endl <<endl ;
//week3 add on////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	DisplayDivider("Employee 3");
	cout << "Employee Information" <<endl;
	cout << "_________________________________________________" << endl;
//	an object with default constructure with parameters
	Employee employee3("Mary","Noia","F",5,24000.00);
	employee3.displayEmployee();
	cout << "Weekly Salary: \t\t\t" << employee2.calculatePay() << endl;

//week3 add on////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	cout <<"--- Number of Employee Object Created ---" << endl;
	cout <<"Number of employee: "<< Employee::getNumEmployees() <<endl <<endl ;
//week3 add on////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	cout <<"The end of the CIS247C Week3 iLab.";

	system("pause");

}



//Function Declaration
void DisplayApplicationInformation()
{
	cout << "Welcome to my first Object Oriented Program--Employee Class CIS247C, Week 3 iLab.";
	cout << "Name: Bilal Hussain\n";
}
void DisplayDivider(string outputTitle)
{
	cout << "****************" + outputTitle + "****************" << endl;
}

[pagalbilal]

Thanks you guyz. Your prompt help saved me a lot of time :) ...will keep in touch. I still have more addon coming into this class..