Passing Array of Object gives compilation ERROR

Hello Everybody

This is my question
Define a class named HOUSING in C++ with the following descriptions:
Private members
REG_NO integer(Ranges 10 — 1000)
NAME Array of characters(String)
TYPE Character
COST Float
Public Members
• Function Read_Data( ) to read an object of HOUSING type
• Function Display() to display the details of an object
• Function Draw Nos( ) to choose and display the details of 2 houses selected randomly from an array of 10 objects of type HOUSING Use random function to generate the registration nos. to match with REGNO from the array.

Now I' trying to do this by this way

Code:

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      #include <iostream.h>
      #include <conio.h>
      #include <stdlib.h>
   
      class housing
      {
            private:
                int REG_NO;
                char NAME[10];
                char TYPE;
                float COST;
            public:
                void Read_Data();
                void Display();
                void DrawNos(housing);
      };
      void housing::Read_Data( )
      {
            cout<<"Enter Registration No: ";
            cin>>REG_NO;
            cout<<"Enter Name: ";
            cin>>NAME;
            cout<<"Enter Type: ";
            cin>>TYPE;
            cout<<"Enter cost: ";
            cin>>COST;
      }
      void housing::Display()
      {
      }
      void housing::DrawNos(housing* h1[])
      {
          int N=10;
          int randomREG=random(10);
          N=random(2);
          cout<<h1[N]->REG_NO;
      }
      void main()
      {   
            int i=0;
            housing* h[5];
            for(i=0;i<5;i++)
            {
                    h[i]->Read_Data();
            }
            for(i=0;i<5;i++)
            {
                    h[i].DrawNos(h); // I am trying to pass the array of object to DrawNos function but getting error
            }
      }

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I am tryin to pass the entire array of object in DrawNos(). but getting comilation error -

32: 'housing::DrawNos(housing * *)' is not a member of 'housing'
48: Structure required on left side of . or .*
What is the problem? How can I pass the array of object in function and use it.

Please help me with this problem.

It seems to me that if DrawNos is to be a member function, then it should be a static member function. Otherwise, it should be a non-member function. It does not make sense for it to be a non-static member function because it deals with an array of housing objects without involving the current housing object.

As for your problem: look carefully at the parameter. You wrote: housing* h1[]

You probably wanted to write: housing h1[]
or: housing* h1

OK
Now I have this code very simple and plain which is giving fine output. As I am passing the array of object in showAge function.

Code:

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#include <iostream.h>
#include <conio.h>
class fish
{
    private:
        int age;
    public:
        int getAge()
        {
              return age;
        }
        void setAge(int newage)
        {
                age = newage;
        }
};
void showAges(fish fishes[])  // ERROR FROM THIS LINE
{
      cout << "fish 1 age is: " << fishes[0].getAge() << endl;
      cout << "fish 2 age is: " << fishes[1].getAge() << endl;
      cout << "fish 3 age is: " << fishes[2].getAge() << endl;
}
int main()
{
fish myFish[3];
clrscr();
showAges(myFish);
cout << endl;
myFish[0].setAge(10);
myFish[1].setAge(20);
myFish[2].setAge(30);
showAges(myFish);
cin.get();
return 0;
}

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But if make this function as a member of the class it gives compilation error of 'Undefined structure fish'

Quote:

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Originally Posted by vishalon

But if make this function as a member of the class it gives compilation error of 'Undefined structure fish'

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That is because you're using a compiler that is either so old, or so non-standard that the code doesn't compile. I know this since you're including <iostream.h>.

There is no <iostream.h> in ANSI C++, as the correct header is <iostream>. What compiler are you using?

This code compiles with no issues:

Code:

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#include <iostream>
class fish
{
    private:
        int age;
    public:
        int getAge()
        {
              return age;
        }
        void setAge(int newage)
        {
                age = newage;
        }

        void showAges(fish fishes[]) 
        {  }
};


int main()
{
  fish f;
  f.showAges(&f);
}

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The code compiles correctly with a standard ANSI C++ compiler. However, there are problems when you run it. How do you know that there are at least 3 items in the array when you call the function showAges? What if I call showAges() as I did above, where there is only 1 fish?

Regards,

Paul McKenzie