error: undefined reference to 'printSpecChar(int)

I just purchased a laptop with Windows 8 and installed the portable Dev-C++ because the other one wasnt compatible with Win8.

Now im getting an error when i compile that says:
'undefined reference to 'printSpecChar(int)

Let me also explain that when i was using Dev-C++ on Win7, i never had to use #include <stdlib.h> for system ("pause") but now I do.
So these are two new things im encountering for the first time.

Is there a setting that I need to change, or am I just missing something.....again?

Code:

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#include <stdlib.h>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int getNumber(int, int);
void printSpecChar(int);
void pause (double);

int main()
{       
    int n;
    n = getNumber(1, 100);
    printSpecChar(n);
    return 0;
}

int getNumber 1, 100)
        {
                    int num = 0;
            do
                {
                    cout << "Enter a number between " << min
                          << " and " << max << ": ";
                    cin >> num; cin.clear(); cin.ignore(10, '\n';
                }
                    while (num < min || num > max);
                    cout << endl << endl;
                    return num;
        }

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Originally Posted by psfign

Now im getting an error when i compile that says:
'undefined reference to 'printSpecChar(int)

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It looks like you are missing the definition of printSpecChar. Your code should not compile (and thus not link) on any C++ compiler worth its source. You seem to also be missing the definition of pause, but then you don't call pause in the code that you showed us.

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Originally Posted by psfign

Let me also explain that when i was using Dev-C++ on Win7, i never had to use #include <stdlib.h> for system ("pause") but now I do.

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The C++ header is actually <cstdlib>, but anyway, the fact that you did not include the correct header is a bug in your program. It so happens that your new installation of your IDE is such that the bug was exposed.

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Originally Posted by psfign

Is there a setting that I need to change, or am I just missing something.....again?

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You need to fix your code.

ok, i'll work on those, but why does stdlib.h work still if it's supposed to be cstdlib? And why didnt i have to use that on win7?

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Originally Posted by psfign

why does stdlib.h work still if it's supposed to be cstdlib?

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A substantial part of the C standard library is included in the C++ standard library under the C standard-style headers. There are differences, however, e.g., the names are available in the global namespace even without a using directive.

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Originally Posted by psfign

And why didnt i have to use that on win7?

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The header could have been indirectly included by another one.

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Originally Posted by psfign

ok, i'll work on those, but why does stdlib.h work still if it's supposed to be cstdlib? And why didnt i have to use that on win7?

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C++ knows nothing about the OS you're running on. All that matters is that the language adheres to the ANSI/ISO specification.

<stdlib.h> and <cstdlib> are interchangeable. Whatever else is an installation/include path/settings issue which has nothing to do with the C++ language.

Last, the compiler that you're using is not Dev-C++. The Dev-C++ is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Dev-C++ doesn't know how to compile a C++ file. All it does is under the hood, use the gcc C++ compiler. So compiler issues are with the version of gcc you're using.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

oh ok and i did have to upgrade bc g++ kept crashing.

but i dont understand the void functions. can someone explain how to define them? do I place a value in the ( )?

void printSpecChar(int); \\ do i change the int?
printSpecChar(n); \\ do i change the n?

and what goes in there? i dont mean tell me what to put per se, but how i determine WHAT to put there? we just learned void functions, and i have yet to successfully code one. prof gave this as an example lol and i cant even compile the example.

There are 3 things to writing and using a function (simplified).

The first is the function declaration. These appear at the top of the program before main(..) and usually before any other function definiton. These inform the compiler regarding the name of the function, the type of its arguments and the type of its return. Function declarations have no body and the statement is terminated by a ;.

Code:

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int getNumber(int, int);
void printSpecChar(int);

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These are examples of function declarations. The first takes 2 argumnets of type integer and returns a value of type int. The second takes one argument of type int and does not return a value (void).

The second is the function definition. This defines the actions of the function and provides the return value (if not void).

Code:

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int getNumber(int min, int max)
{
int num = 0;

    do {
        cout << "Enter a number between " << min << " and " << max << ": ";
        cin >> num;
        cin.clear();
        cin.ignore(100, '\n');
    } while (num < min || num > max);

      cout << endl;
      return num;
}

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This is the function definition for getNumber. It takes two int arguments called min and max and returns an int (num).

The third is using the function. An example of using GetNumber is

Code:

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int main()
{       
int n;

    n = getNumber(1, 100);
    cout << "The number entered is " << n << endl;
    return 0;
}

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So from your code

Code:

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void printSpecChar(int);

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This is a function declaration taking one int argument and does not return a value (ie a void function).

The definition would be

Code:

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void printSpecChar(int num)
{
  ..........
  return;
}

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note that as the function does not return a value, the return statement doesn't specify a value as none is being returned.

An example of its use would be

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printSpecChar(n);

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So in your code, you need to provide the statements for the body of the function printSpecChar(..) so that it does whatever its specification states.

Please also see
http://www.learncpp.com/cpp-tutorial...-at-functions/

I hope this makes things a little clearer for you regading functions.:)