C++ scoping error

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Published on 2012-04-11T04:42:01Z Indexed on 2012/04/11 5:29 UTC
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I have the following code:

#include "Student.h"
#include "SortedList.h"

using namespace std;

int main() {
    // points to the sorted list object
    SortedList *list = new SortedList;   //This is line 17

    // array to hold 100 student objects
    Student create[100];

    int num = 100000;   // holds different ID numbers

    // fills an array with 100 students of various ID numbers
    for (Student &x : create) {
        x = new Student(num);
        num += 100;
    }

    // insert all students into the sorted list
    for (Student &x : create)
        list->insert(&x);

    delete list;
    return 0;
}

And I keep getting the compile time error:

main.cpp: In function ‘int main()’:
main.cpp:17: error: ‘SortedList’ was not declared in this scope
main.cpp:17: error: ‘list’ was not declared in this scope
main.cpp:17: error: expected type-specifier before ‘SortedList’
main.cpp:17: error: expected `;' before ‘SortedList’
main.cpp:20: error: ‘Student’ was not declared in this scope
main.cpp:20: error: expected primary-expression before ‘]’ token
main.cpp:20: error: expected `;' before ‘create’
main.cpp:25: error: expected `;' before ‘x’
main.cpp:31: error: expected primary-expression before ‘for’
main.cpp:31: error: expected `;' before ‘for’
main.cpp:31: error: expected primary-expression before ‘for’
main.cpp:31: error: expected `)' before ‘for’
main.cpp:31: error: expected `;' before ‘x’
main.cpp:34: error: type ‘<type error>’ argument given to ‘delete’, expected pointer
main.cpp:35: error: expected primary-expression before ‘return’
main.cpp:35: error: expected `)' before ‘return’

My Student.cpp and SortedList.cpp files compile just fine. They both also include .h files. I just do not understand why I get an error on that line. It seems to be a small issue though. Any insight would be appreciated.

UPDATE1: I originally had .h files included, but i changed it when trying to figure out the cause of the error. The error remains with the .h files included though.

UPDATE2:

SortedList.h

#ifndef SORTEDLIST_H
#define SORTEDLIST_H

#include "Student.h"

/*
 * SortedList class
 *
 * A SortedList is an ordered collection of Students.  The Students are ordered
 * from lowest numbered student ID to highest numbered student ID.
 */
class SortedList {

  public:

    SortedList();
    // Constructs an empty list.

    SortedList(const SortedList & l);
    // Constructs a copy of the given student object

    ~SortedList();
    // Destructs the sorted list object

    const SortedList & operator=(const SortedList & l);
    // Defines the assignment operator between two sorted list objects

    bool insert(Student *s);
    // If a student with the same ID is not already in the list, inserts 
    // the given student into the list in the appropriate place and returns
    // true.  If there is already a student in the list with the same ID
    // then the list is not changed and false is returned.

    Student *find(int studentID);
    // Searches the list for a student with the given student ID.  If the
    // student is found, it is returned; if it is not found, NULL is returned.

    Student *remove(int studentID);
    // Searches the list for a student with the given student ID.  If the 
    // student is found, the student is removed from the list and returned;
    // if no student is found with the given ID, NULL is returned.
    // Note that the Student is NOT deleted - it is returned - however,
    // the removed list node should be deleted.

    void print() const;
    // Prints out the list of students to standard output.  The students are
    // printed in order of student ID (from smallest to largest), one per line

  private:

    // Since Listnodes will only be used within the SortedList class,
    // we make it private.
    struct Listnode {    
      Student *student;
      Listnode *next;
    };

    Listnode *head; // pointer to first node in the list

    static void freeList(Listnode *L);
    // Traverses throught the linked list and deallocates each node

    static Listnode *copyList(Listnode *L);
    // Returns a pointer to the first node within a particular list
};

#endif

#ifndef STUDENT_H
#define STUDENT_H

Student.h

#ifndef STUDENT_H
#define STUDENT_H
/*
 * Student class
 *
 * A Student object contains a student ID, the number of credits, and an
 * overall GPA.
 */
class Student {

  public:

    Student();
    // Constructs a default student with an ID of 0, 0 credits, and 0.0 GPA.

    Student(int ID);
    // Constructs a student with the given ID, 0 credits, and 0.0 GPA.

    Student(int ID, int cr, double grPtAv);
    // Constructs a student with the given ID, number of credits, and GPA.\

    Student(const Student & s);
    // Constructs a copy of another student object

    ~Student();
    // Destructs a student object

    const Student & operator=(const Student & rhs);
    // Defines the assignment operator between two student objects

    // Accessors
    int getID() const;       // returns the student ID
    int getCredits() const;  // returns the number of credits
    double getGPA() const;   // returns the GPA

    // Other methods

    void update(char grade, int cr);
    // Updates the total credits and overall GPA to take into account the
    // additions of the given letter grade in a course with the given number
    // of credits.  The update is done by first converting the letter grade
    // into a numeric value (A = 4.0, B = 3.0, etc.).  The new GPA is 
    // calculated using the formula:
    //
    //            (oldGPA * old_total_credits) + (numeric_grade * cr)
    //   newGPA = ---------------------------------------------------
    //                        old_total_credits + cr
    //
    // Finally, the total credits is updated (to old_total_credits + cr)

    void print() const;  
    // Prints out the student to standard output in the format:
    //   ID,credits,GPA
    // Note: the end-of-line is NOT printed after the student information 

  private:
    int studentID;
    int credits;
    double GPA;
};

#endif

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