C++ beginner's question

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Hello,

I have just started to learning C++. I have a question regarding a small code snippet that I am having trouble with. I get a compiler error saying that there is a parse error before the { token. Can anyone help me with this?

Thanks,
Navid

Here's the code:

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
 
int main() {
 struct CandyBar 
    {
        string brand;
        int calories;
        float weight;
    };
    CandyBar *snack = new CandyBar[3];        
 
        snack[0] = {"Milky Way", 350, 2.3};  //**Error before { token
        snack[1] = {"Hershey's", 400, 3.3};
        snack[2] = {"Dove", 450, 4.3};
 
   delete [] snack;
 
    return 0;
}
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main() {
 struct CandyBar 
    {
        string brand;
        int calories;
        float weight;
    };
    CandyBar *snack = new CandyBar[3];        
    
        snack[0] = {"Milky Way", 350, 2.3};  //**Error before { token
        snack[1] = {"Hershey's", 400, 3.3};
        snack[2] = {"Dove", 450, 4.3};

   delete [] snack;
        
    return 0;
}

Last edited by Dave Sinkula; Jul 31st, 2006 at 11:58 pm. Reason: Added [code][/code] tags -- learn to use them yourself.

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You can initialize elements like that, but you are trying to assign them, which you cannot do. You can assign each member individually.

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Thanks for your suggestion Dave. It worked. I'm a happy camper now.

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