Question

So I this is a sample code. I just started using Visual C++ 2010 Express Edition, and I keep getting this error along with others but this bothers me a lot.

Program 9.cpp(15): error C2146: syntax error : missing ‘)’ before identifier ‘s’

Here’s my code:

#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h>
#include <string>
#include <string.h>

using namespace std;

class Salesman
{
    char name[26];
    float total_sales;
public:
    Salesman (char *s, float f)
    {
        strcpy(name s);  //Error occurs here. :(
        total_sales=f;
    }
    void prnobject (void)
    {
        cout<<this->name;
        cout<<"\tHas invoked probject: \n";
    }
};

void main()
{
    clrscr();
    salesman Raman ("Raman", 21450), Sita ("Sita", 23190), Vedant ("Vedant", 19142);
    Raman.prnobject();
    Sita.prnobject();
    Vedant.prnobject();
    getch();
}

Answer 1

You need a comma:

 strcpy(name, s);

C++ requires that you separate your arguments with a comma – you can’t just list the names with spaces separating the arguments.