D:\extra programming\temp\class.cpp(103) : error C2664: 'setName' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'char [8]' to 'char'
This conversion requires a reinterpret_cast, a C-style cast or function-style cast
Error executing cl.exe.

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#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>

using namespace std;

class date
{
public:
date(int = 1, int = 1, int = 1990); //constructor
void Printdate();

void setday(int);
void setmonth(int);
void setyear(int);
void setdate(int, int, int);

private:
int day, month, year;

};

date::date(int d, int m, int y)
{
setdate(d,m,y);
}


void date::setdate(int dd, int mm , int yy )
{
day = dd;
month = mm;
year = yy;
}

void date:rintdate()
{
cout << day << "/" << month << "/" << year <<endl;
}

void date::setday(int dd)
{
day = dd;
}

void date::setmonth(int mm)
{
month = mm;
}

void date::setyear(int yy)
{
year = yy;
}

class Student
{
public:
Student(); //constuctor for student class
void setName(char );
void PrintName();

date Printdate();

private:
char student[20]; // array to store name.
};

Student:tudent()
{
strcpy(student, "Acidburn");
}

void Student:rintName()
{
cout << student<<endl;
}

void Student::setName(char N)
{
strcpy(student , " N ");
}

int main(void)
{

int day = 0, month = 0, year = 0;
char student[20]; // array to hold students name.

date date1;

Student St1;

cout << "Before call to set day" << endl;

date1.Printdate(); //shows default values from consturctor

cout << " ----------------------------------------------------\n";

cout << "Please enter your student details" <<endl;

cin >> student;

St1.setName("student");



return 0;
}

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Now the problem is with the student class ... In main I've declared an array of char student[20]; . I ask the user to enter the name in main. Anyway on passing the student information to the class to write to the private array data. I get an error



Can anyone point me in the direction for fixing it?

Thanks

cout << "Please enter your student details" <<endl;

cin >> student;

St1.setName("student"); ** Remove the quotes- St1.setName(student);

void Student::setName(char N) // change to setName(char N[])
{
strcpy(student , " N "); // change to strcpy(student, N);
} // "N" is NOT char N, it is a char literal

class Student
{
public:
Student(); //constuctor for student class
void setName(char ); // void setName(char[]);
void PrintName();

date Printdate();

private:
char student[20]; // array to store name.
};

I am not entirely sure at all, but I don't think you can use cin to populate an array of characters. I think you might want to use cin.getline()

lol wicked... strange I was going to try pointers but not to worry. Thanks for the post, I'm left with one more question.

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public:
Student(); //constuctor for student class
void setName(char );
void PrintName();

date Printdate();

private:
char student[20]; // array to store name.
};
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has you can see I'm trying to call a function from another class, but it doesnt want to work. I guess I can do it using inhertiance but I'm sure you can do it this way. Or at least something similar??

Linking...
class.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: class date __thiscall Student:rintdate(void)" (?Printdate@Student@@QAE?AVdate@@XZ)
Debug/class.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 unresolved externals
Error executing link.exe.

Compiling...
class.cpp
D:\extra programming\temp\class.cpp(140) : error C2039: 'newDate' : is not a member of 'Student'
D:\extra programming\temp\class.cpp(82) : see declaration of 'Student'
D:\extra programming\temp\class.cpp(140) : error C2228: left of '.Printdate' must have class/struct/union type
Error executing cl.exe.