Nonstatic references

[iamthesgt]

I have a class Client that is the main class for my Windows C++ application. Inside the client class, I have a number of variables and functions. One variable I'm having trouble with is the manager:

private IRManager* manager; 

The main function of my class is

int APIENTRY InnoVisitClient::_tWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPTSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)

and inside it, I initialize the manager:

manager = remoteClient->InitEngine(sipAccount, hWndChildVideo, hWndChildPreview);

However, in some of the other functions, I try to use the manager (i.e. manager->HangUp();), and I get the error "IntelliSense: a nonstatic member reference must be relative to a specific object".

I'm not exactly sure how to solve this, since every time I use the manager in the main function in the same way, I don't get an error.

[NathanOliver]

can you post the code that works and the code that doesnt?

[theguitarist]

That error is shown when you don't create an instance of a class and right away invoke a non-static member function of it.

Are you doing that somewhere?

[iamthesgt]

That error is shown when you don't create an instance of a class and right away invoke a non-static member function of it.

Are you doing that somewhere?

The problem with the manager occurs in a public member function of class Client. Do I need to create an instance of the class Client inside the member function? I've never seen that.

can you post the code that works and the code that doesnt?

I posted the relevant snippets. Do you want the whole file? I don't know what you mean by "code that works and code that doesn't"

[NathanOliver]

Post the block of code where the manger is used in your main function and post the code where your manger is used in another function and it doesnt work.

[iamthesgt]

I get no errors here (again, in function int APIENTRY InnoVisitClient::_tWinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPTSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow)):

//set initial values through the manager
manager = remoteClient->InitEngine(sipAccount, hWndChildVideo, hWndChildPreview); 
manager->SetStunServer(strStun);
manager->OnIncommingCall = &IncomingCall; //function you can here call manager->AnswerCall() or manager->RejectCall();
manager->OnCallReleased = &CallReleased;
manager->SetSIPAccount(sipAccount);

But here, I get errors:

void Client::CommandMsgActions(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
{
  int wmId = LOWORD(wParam);
  int wmEvent = HIWORD(wParam);

  if((HWND)lParam == hwndBtnHangUp)
  {
    if(wmEvent == BN_CLICKED)
    {
      manager->HangUp();
    }
    return;
  }
...(rest of function)

[NathanOliver]

Is mannager a member of Client or InnoVisitClient?

[iamthesgt]

manager is of type IRManager*, which is defined in a seperate file. The manager object is a private member variable or class Client (sorry, where it said "InnoVisitClient" above should have been simply "Client")

[NathanOliver]

What does the IRManager class look like? What is the code for the HangUp() function?

[iamthesgt]

IRManager is a SIP Manager class. HangUp() just ends a call/connection.

void IRManager::HangUp()
{   
  if(currentCallConnection)
    ClearCall(currentCallConnection->GetCall().GetToken());
}

I don't think it's a problem with the function. It's declared properly, but the problem seems to be for any member of IRManager that occurs outside of the Main function:

manager->HangUp();
manager->HangUp(); //again, in a different Client function
if(!manager->isInCall())
manager->StopPreview(); //occurs multiple times in various functions
manager->StartPreview(); //occurs multiple times in various functions
manager->AnswerCall(); //occurs multiple times in various functions
manager->RejectCall(); //occurs multiple times in various functions

[theguitarist]

The problem with the manager occurs in a public member function of class Client. Do I need to create an instance of the class Client inside the member function? I've never seen that.

No, no. You have IRManager* manager; in your Client class. It should be fine to invoke manager's member functions.
But, in general a static member function cannot directly call a non-static member function. Like here.

And when you say "main" function, you mean Client::_tWinMain. Right?

And the error message right at that line (manager->HangUp();) ?