Re: typedef Syntax Error

From:

Richard Herring <junk@[127.0.0.1]>

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comp.lang.c++

Date:

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 13:30:41 +0000

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<2p2ZfhHB0vDJFwzy@baesystems.com>

In message <MPG.237529dc75782682989730@news.cox.net>, Mike Copeland
<mrc2323@cox.net> writes

I'm getting a syntax error on the "typedef" code line here. Any
thoughts on why? TIA

struct CSTYPE // City/State Record
{
string csKey;// City/State "Key"
string csCity; // City
string csState; // State Code
};
typedef map<string, CSTYPE> CSINFO; // <= error here
extern CSINFO cityStInfo;
extern map<string, CSTYPE>::iterator csIter;
extern CSTYPE workCS;

1. did you #include <map> and <string>?
2. map and string live in the std:: namespace
3. Would you care to describe the specific error?

I didn't state the error (C2143) because it's compiler-specififc
(VC++ 6.0) and I know that's a no-no here. 8<{{

But you could tell us the *text* of the message, which might shed some
light. ;-)

Another possibility that nobody has mentioned is that you're including
some other header file which defines CSINFO or CSTYPE as a macro -
because of this, it's often a good idea to avoid using all-caps
identifiers for anything else.

I also didn't state that this is in a common .h file I'm building
(and I apologize for not mentioning that...)

--
Richard Herring