Header file issue. (simple program)

[hao]

I just learned how to use header file recently, and try to write this small program but somehow it does not work. I am using Microsoft visual c++

main.cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include "bandit.h"
using namespace std;


int main(int argc, char*argv[])
{
cout << "One Armed Bandit!!" <<endl;
string user = getname();
cout << "Hello " << user << endl;
system("PAUSE");
return 0;
}

getname.cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

string getname(){
cout <<"What's your name? ";
string name;
cin >> name;
return name;
}

#bandit.h

#ifndef BANDIT_H
#define BANDIT_H
#include <string>

string getname();
#endif BANDIT_H

I just get an error whenever I run it. I keep saying "'user' : undeclared identifier
When I run it just with main + source file , it's perfectly fine.
Please help guys

[webJose]

The header file probably needs to declare the function prototype like this: std::string getname();

This is because by the time you #include the header file bandit.h you haven't reached the "using namespace std;" line yet.

And I tell you now: Adding "using" statements to header files is bad practice, so start getting used to qualifying names with their namespace inside header files.

[hao]

Thank you sooo much for helping. Thank you for your advice and i'll be sure to start practicing it