I don''t get it. What is wronge with this?

#include 

void main()
{
	list< int > iList;
}
 

VC++ 6 simply states that list is an undeclared identifier even though it is defined in "list" (there is not suposed to be a .h).

try this:

        #include <list>using namespace std;int main (){  list<int> iList;  return 0;}        

All header files in MSVC that do not end with a ".h" are encapsulated in namespace std so that they won't cause collisions with other libraries.

Also, be sure you have at least service pack 3 for MSVC 5.0 or 6.0--earlier releases had problems with templates, which causes major problems with STL.

Edited by - Stoffel on August 4, 2000 2:15:34 PM

VC++ does things kind of screwey. I *think* you need to use std::list var;

quote: Original post by Whirlwind

VC++ does things kind of screwey. I *think* you need to use std::list var;

Moron. This is Standard C++ behavior.

All STL classes are contained within the std namespace.

MSN

Knucklehead.

quote:
Moron. This is Standard C++ behavior.

All STL classes are contained within the std namespace.

MSN

VC++ has bugs, so namespace doesn't work.


Edited by - Whirlwind on August 4, 2000 3:27:32 PM

quote:
VC++ has bugs, so namespace doesn''t work.

They work fine for me. Maybe you''re not using them correctly, or maybe you don''t have the latest service pack (though I don''t remember there being a namespace issue before).

quote:
VC++ has bugs, so namespace doesn''t work.

If namespaces don''t work, what was the std:: for?

The ''using namespace std'' bit. What else? The Queen Mary? You''re silly.

this...

    #include <list> void main(){   std::list<int> lst;}    

...works perfectly in MSVC6 - no bugs to be found (although i have heard that the ms compiler has some trouble with nested namespaces, but ive never investigated that).

you should try to minimise use of the call: ''using namespace std;'', you should only bring what you want into the current scope by:

''using std::list;''
''using std::for_each;''
...

or just prefix all stl stuff with std:: and everything will be fine (albeit a bit more messy )

I got things to work using std::list. thanks for the help