Question

The code of Game.h:

#ifndef GAME_H
#define GAME_H

class Game
{
    public:
        const static string QUIT_GAME; // line 8
        virtual void playGame() = 0;
};

#endif

The error:

game.h(8): error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int
game.h(8): error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'QUIT_GAME'
game.h(8): error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed. Note: C++ does not support default-int

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

Here is what you need to fix your issues:

1. Include the string header file:
#include <string>

2. Prefix string with its namespace:
const static std::string QUIT_GAME;

or insert a using statement:

#include <string>
using std::string;

3. Allocate space for the variable
Since you declared it as static within the class, it must be defined somewhere in the code:
const std::string Game::QUIT_GAME;

4. Initialize the variable with a value
Since you declared the string with const, you will need to initialize it to a value (or it will remain a constant empty string).:
const std::string Game::QUIT_GAME = "Do you want to quit?\n";