error C2955: 'vector' : use of class template requires template argument list

hi everybody : )

I am trying to create a music sampling application with VC++ 6.0 and SDL, but I have a strange issue in designing one of the classes. here's my header file code:

Code:

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#include <string>
#include <vector>

using namespace std;


class Channel
{
public:

        Channel(string wav, unsigned buttonsNumber);

        //function declarations....


private:

        //..data members
        vector<bool> buttons;

};

/*...function definitions..*/

Channel::Channel(string wav, unsigned buttonsNumber)
{
        wave = wav;
        buttons.resize(buttonsNumber,false);
}

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when I try to compile it I get the following error:
c:\program files\microsoft visual studio\vc98\include\ik_vec3d.h(255) : error C2955: 'vector' : use of class template requires template argument list

I must be missing something, because I think that the template argument list is : <bool>, please correct me if i'm wrong..

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I was also wondering if someone would suggest an article, link, whatever, which can help me with the following:

I need my application to open a windows folder and create a vector<string> of all the files inside that folder which are "*.wav", that is - all the wav files, how can I do that, are there any STL libraries for that purpose?

thanks in advance : )

I think it's great of someone to take its time to help others with their issues..thats awesome.. i should also do that when my brain becomes bigger and smarter.. : )

I guess you could try calling it std::vector<bool>....not a good idea to put a using statement in a header anyway.

You should be aware that vector<bool> is not a typical vector---it uses a packed, 1-bit-per-element representation. Maybe this is fine for you, maybe not, but you should be aware of it.

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I need my application to open a windows folder and create a vector<string> of all the files inside that folder which are "*.wav", that is - all the wav files, how can I do that, are there any STL libraries for that purpose?

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The standard library doesn't contain any file system understanding at present, although Boost.Filesystem is being considered for inclusion in TR2. You can either make use of Boost.Filesystem to do this, or you can use WinAPI directly; it's not that hard in this case (see documentation on FindFirstFile and FindNextFile).

thanks a lot, removed the using declaration and added the std:: prefix and now it compiles.. didn't know that using declarations in a .h file is not a good idea..

what you mentioned about vector<bool>.. does the fact that it uses 1 bit-per element matter when using it, i mean what should i be aware of when using it?
C++ Primer 4th, my Holy C++ Bible says that library bitset type should be used for keeping flag info like the one i need, but i don't have a lot of time right now..

i should also check out boost when i have time, a lot of people are recommending it.. thanks again : )

1) Your code compiles OK for me (except the wave = wav; line). There
must be something else.

2) For getting list of wav files in a folder. See the FAQ:

http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=312461

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Originally Posted by seventhirty

what you mentioned about vector<bool>.. does the fact that it uses 1 bit-per element matter when using it, i mean what should i be aware of when using it?

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Change it to std::deque<bool>, and you won't have to change any of your other code (unless you're using the vector<bool> as a "true" array, i.e. you're assuming that your vector<bool> stores its data contiguously).

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

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Originally Posted by seventhirty

what you mentioned about vector<bool>.. does the fact that it uses 1 bit-per element matter when using it, i mean what should i be aware of when using it?

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Off the top of my head, all I can think of is that unlike other vectors, &vec[0] doesn't have type bool*, and you can't take a bool& (reference) to any of the elements.

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C++ Primer 4th, my Holy C++ Bible says that library bitset type should be used for keeping flag info like the one i need, but i don't have a lot of time right now..

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std::bitset should be used if you know the number of flags you'll need at compile time. If you don't, you can think of std::vector<bool> as a dynamic-sized bitset. It even has a couple of methods that other vectors don't.

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Originally Posted by Lindley

std::bitset should be used if you know the number of flags you'll need at compile time. If you don't, you can think of std::vector<bool> as a dynamic-sized bitset. It even has a couple of methods that other vectors don't.

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I feel that boost::dynamic_bitset is more appropriate than std::vector<bool> when you need a dynamically sized version of std::bitset. However, I do not know whether Boost's current implementation plays well with the pre-standard MSVC6.