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    Question ForEach error

    Hello everyone, I finally bought a C++ For Dummies book and can't be any happier learning from it, I've followed the books directions as it instructed and fell into a bit of trouble. Normally I trust the author corrects their own misspellings/mistakes and (usually) over look little problems up until this one.

    Code:
    /*   ForEachDemo -  C++ includes a form of the "for each"
                        which iterates through each member of
                        a list
    */
    #include <limits> 
    #include <cstdlib>
    #include <iostream>
    using namespace std;
    
    int main(int nNumberofArgs, char* pszArgs[])
    {
        cout << "The primes less than 20 are:" << endl;
        for(int n : {1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19} )
            {
                cout << n << ", ";
            }
        cout << endl;
    
        // wait until user is ready before terminating program
        // to allow the user to see the program results
        cout << "Press Enter to continue..." << endl;
        cin.ignore(std::numeric_limits<streamsize>::max(),'\n'); // This snippet was cut/pasted from another forum 
                                                                                                             // The original cin.ignore(10,'\n\'); <-- looked like this
        cin.get();
        return 0;
    }
    This function is meant to loop the list inside the for loop until it is complete then terminates. The error I get follows,,,

    error: deducing from brace-enclosed initializer list requires '#include <initializer_list>'
    So I added #include <initializer_list> at the top and got another error. When I compiled this code in Linux using g++ i had no trouble. The book asks me to use Code::Blocks and I'm using the latest compiler, so I checked the settings and I prefered c++17 over c++11 (which makes sense, no?). This is a Developers refresh for me so I'm starting all over hoping to be a experienced coder.

    P.S. Like I said, i compiled this in Linux so I'm looking @ Code::Blocks as to what I'm _not_ doing correctly, help!

    Thanks

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    Re: ForEach error

    For Windows MS VS2022, this compiles OK:

    Code:
    #include <limits>
    #include <iostream>
    
    int main() {
    	std::cout << "The primes less than 20 are:\n";
    
    	for (int n : {2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19})
    		std::cout << n << ", ";
    
    	std::cout << '\n';
    
    	std::cout << "Press Enter to continue...";
    	std::cin.ignore(std::numeric_limits<std::streamsize>::max(), '\n');
    	std::cin.get();
    }
    I don't use LInux or Code::Blocks so can't comment/help with those. Sorry.

    NB. 1 is not a prime!

    Also note that Code::Blocks is just an IDE. By itself it's not a compiler. One has to be used with Code::Blocks. Which one/version are you using with it?

    Code::Blocks supports gcc so as you already have gcc, you should be able to integrate that with Code::Blocks.

    Compiler:
    Multiple compiler support:
    GCC (MingW / GNU GCC)
    MSVC++
    clang
    Digital Mars
    Borland C++ 5.5
    Open Watcom
    …and more
    I prefered c++17 over c++11
    The current version of C++ is C++20. For C++20, gcc needs at least v11. The latest version is v13. The version of C++ changes every 3 years. The next version is C++23 which is now feature-complete and will be officially released later in the year. See:
    https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/compiler_support
    Last edited by 2kaud; September 3rd, 2022 at 05:38 AM.
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    C++23 Compiler: Microsoft VS2022 (17.6.5)

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    Re: ForEach error

    Which one/version are you using with it?
    Right now I'm using Code::Blocks 20.03 the latest version to revamp my coding skills. The very IDE the book suggested to use for most operating systems. The error I got suggested me to enable the -std=c++17 flag in the compiler settings. So once I did that the error went away and I was able to compile it. It's a lesson to take the time to read the warnings/errors to understand and debug your own code.

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