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What am I doing wrong? This code gives a compile error:
'SortedList<T>::insert' : illegal call of non-static member function. I've
tried several variations of this, but keep getting the same error.


template <typename T>
class SortedList
{
public:
void insert( T item); // Write this
};
//-------------------------------------------------
template <typename T>
void SortedList<T>::insert( T item)
{
}
int main()
{
int i = 123;
SortedList<int>::insert(i);
return 0;
}

Ook wrote:
> What am I doing wrong? This code gives a compile error:
> 'SortedList<T>::insert' : illegal call of non-static member function. I've
> tried several variations of this, but keep getting the same error.
>
>
> template <typename T>
> class SortedList
> {
> public:
> void insert( T item); // Write this
> };
> //-------------------------------------------------
> template <typename T>
> void SortedList<T>::insert( T item)
> {
> }
> int main()
> {
> int i = 123;
> SortedList<int>::insert(i);
> return 0;
> }
>
>

It looks like you are trying to call a member function from a class,
which cannot be done.

Try this insted:

int main() {
int i = 123;
SortedList<int> slist;
slist.insert(i);
}

--John Ratliff

"John Ratliff" <> wrote in message
news:4pB5f.258071$084.103411@attbi_s22...
> Ook wrote:
>> What am I doing wrong? This code gives a compile error:
>> 'SortedList<T>::insert' : illegal call of non-static member function.
>> I've tried several variations of this, but keep getting the same error.
>>
>>
>> template <typename T>
>> class SortedList
>> {
>> public:
>> void insert( T item); // Write this
>> };
>> //-------------------------------------------------
>> template <typename T>
>> void SortedList<T>::insert( T item)
>> {
>> }
>> int main()
>> {
>> int i = 123;
>> SortedList<int>::insert(i);
>> return 0;
>> }
>
> It looks like you are trying to call a member function from a class, which
> cannot be done.
>
> Try this insted:
>
> int main() {
> int i = 123;
> SortedList<int> slist;
> slist.insert(i);
> }
>
> --John Ratliff

I don't get it - where am I trying to call it from the class?

Ook wrote:
> "John Ratliff" <> wrote in message
> news:4pB5f.258071$084.103411@attbi_s22...
> > Ook wrote:
> >> What am I doing wrong? This code gives a compile error:
> >> 'SortedList<T>::insert' : illegal call of non-static member function.
> >> I've tried several variations of this, but keep getting the same error.
> >>
> >>
> >> template <typename T>
> >> class SortedList
> >> {
> >> public:
> >> void insert( T item); // Write this
> >> };
> >> //-------------------------------------------------
> >> template <typename T>
> >> void SortedList<T>::insert( T item)
> >> {
> >> }
> >> int main()
> >> {
> >> int i = 123;
> >> SortedList<int>::insert(i);
> >> return 0;
> >> }
> >
> > It looks like you are trying to call a member function from a class, which
> > cannot be done.
> >
> > Try this insted:
> >
> > int main() {
> > int i = 123;
> > SortedList<int> slist;
> > slist.insert(i);
> > }
> >
> > --John Ratliff
>
> I don't get it - where am I trying to call it from the class?

The second line of main tries to call a class method, insert(), without
a class instance.

Greg

"Ook" <Ook Don't send me any freakin' spam at zootal dot com delete the
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>
> "John Ratliff" <> wrote in message
> news:4pB5f.258071$084.103411@attbi_s22...
>> Ook wrote:
>>> What am I doing wrong? This code gives a compile error:
>>> 'SortedList<T>::insert' : illegal call of non-static member function.
>>> I've tried several variations of this, but keep getting the same error.
>>>
>>>
>>> template <typename T>
>>> class SortedList
>>> {
>>> public:
>>> void insert( T item); // Write this
>>> };
>>> //-------------------------------------------------
>>> template <typename T>
>>> void SortedList<T>::insert( T item)
>>> {
>>> }
>>> int main()
>>> {
>>> int i = 123;
>>> SortedList<int>::insert(i);

On the above line, you are calling a member function of SortedList<int>.
Since there is no object involved on that line, you can use that syntax only
with static member functions.

Since it is natural to 'insert' into a SortedList object, I don't think you
want that function to be static.

>>> return 0;
>>> }
>>
>> It looks like you are trying to call a member function from a class,
>> which cannot be done.
>>
>> Try this insted:
>>
>> int main() {
>> int i = 123;
>> SortedList<int> slist;
>> slist.insert(i);

On the line above, John Ratliff is showing you how to call a non-static
member function with an object. There, slist is an jobject of type
SortedList<int>, and the member function thas is being called is 'insert'.

>> }
>>
>> --John Ratliff
>
> I don't get it - where am I trying to call it from the class?

Where you use the Class::function syntax...

Ali

"Greg" <> wrote in message
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> Ook wrote:
>> "John Ratliff" <> wrote in message
>> news:4pB5f.258071$084.103411@attbi_s22...
>> > Ook wrote:
>> >> What am I doing wrong? This code gives a compile error:
>> >> 'SortedList<T>::insert' : illegal call of non-static member function.
>> >> I've tried several variations of this, but keep getting the same
>> >> error.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> template <typename T>
>> >> class SortedList
>> >> {
>> >> public:
>> >> void insert( T item); // Write this
>> >> };
>> >> //-------------------------------------------------
>> >> template <typename T>
>> >> void SortedList<T>::insert( T item)
>> >> {
>> >> }
>> >> int main()
>> >> {
>> >> int i = 123;
>> >> SortedList<int>::insert(i);
>> >> return 0;
>> >> }
>> >
>> > It looks like you are trying to call a member function from a class,
>> > which
>> > cannot be done.
>> >
>> > Try this insted:
>> >
>> > int main() {
>> > int i = 123;
>> > SortedList<int> slist;
>> > slist.insert(i);
>> > }
>> >
>> > --John Ratliff
>>
>> I don't get it - where am I trying to call it from the class?
>
> The second line of main tries to call a class method, insert(), without
> a class instance.
>
> Greg
>

Dooooohhhh!!!! I forgot to instantiate SortedList! Ack, I can't believe I
didn't see that - and John even showed how to do it....

/hangs head in extreme embarrassment

"Ali Çehreli" <> wrote in message
news:dj6rul$hp1$...
<snip>
> On the line above, John Ratliff is showing you how to call a non-static
> member function with an object. There, slist is an jobject of type
> SortedList<int>, and the member function thas is being called is 'insert'.

Yes, I stupidly missed that, even though it was quite obvious. My apologies
for being so dense lol, and thanks as usual to all of the quick help I get
here. Next time I'll read the FAQ and try to come up with a tougher question

Ook wrote:
> Next time I'll read the FAQ and try to come up
> with a tougher question

If you do that you will simply be referred to the FAQ.

DW