expected Unqualified-id

[speedyswimmer1000]

Hi all,

I need some help with my code - I've been trying to figure this out for hours. So I have a static int in my .h class, and I'm using a template<typename TItem> so that my code is parameterizable. I keep getting an error telling me that I'm supposed to have an unqualified id. Here's the relevant portion of my code:


//Node.cpp

#include <string>
#include "Node.h"


template <typename TItem> Node<TItem>::Node(){
next = NULL;
prev = NULL;
items = new TItem[capacity];
numItems = 0;
}

//.... etc ....

template <typename TItem> typename Node<TItem>::capacity = 0;

//That was my .cpp file. Here's my .h file


/Node.h

#pragma once
#include <string>
#include "Student.h"

using std::string;

template <typename TItem>

class Node{

static int capacity;

private:
Node* next;
Node* prev;
TItem* items;
int numItems;

//etc.

I have figured out that i'm supposed to have something before = in my .cpp file, but what is it?

Here's the error message:
Node.cpp:111:58: error: expected unqualified-id before ‘=’ token

I'm using the g++ compiler in ubuntu.

Other things that I've tried:
Put int in front of template in the .cpp file (i.e.

int template typename Node<TItem>::capacity = 0;

Which gives me the error

Node.cpp:111:5: error: expected unqualified-id before ‘template'

And so on. I've tried nearly every iteration of code that I can think of. I'm kind of new to C++, though, so I'm stumped.

Thanks for your help!

[Pravesh Koirala]

Wrapping up your code in code tags is a good habit you know.

//Node.cpp

#include <string>
#include "Node.h"


template <typename TItem> Node<TItem>::Node(){
next = NULL;
prev = NULL;
items = new TItem[capacity];
numItems = 0;
}

//.... etc ....
///I think your problem is somewhere around here. Try replacing
template <typename TItem> typename Node<TItem>::capacity = 0;
///with
template <typename TItem> 
int Node<TItem>::capacity = 0;

//That was my .cpp file. Here's my .h file


/Node.h

#pragma once
#include <string>
#include "Student.h"

using std::string;

template <typename TItem>

class Node{

static int capacity;

private:
Node* next;
Node* prev;
TItem* items;
int numItems;

//etc. 

[speedyswimmer1000]

OK, well it compiles. I'll go from there. Thanks! And I'll try to use code tags in the future... it's my first post, I'm getting the hang of things.