Ya, the compiler is right (obviously it had to be
right)
The statement:
pizza * guest = new pizza[quantity];
allocates an array of pizza and makes guest pointer
point to it.
Therefore guest[i] is not a pointer but a pizza
element.
Therefore use the dot (.) operator instead of ->
guest[i].name ....
Regards
Manik
--- Hardy Huang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It is a compiler error.
> It says:
>
> base operand of `->' has non-pointer type `pizza'
>
>
> At 01:33 AM 1/2/2005, you wrote:
>
>
> >--- Hardy Huang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hai,
> > > I'm trying to use pointer, array and
> struct
> > > together. I'm a newbie.
> > > Here is my code. I still don't know what's wrong
> > > with it. So guys plz help
> > > me out.
> > >
> > > #include <iostream>
> > > using namespace std;
> > > #include <conio.h>
> > >
> > > const int nameSize = 20;
> > > struct pizza
> > > {
> > > char name[nameSize];
> > > float diameter;
> > > float weight;
> > > };
> > >
> > > int main()
> > > {
> > > cout << "Welcome to William Wingate Pizza
> > > Analysis Service!\n";
> > > cout << "How many pizza do you want to
> > > make?\n";
> > >
> > > /////////////////
> > > int quantity;
> > > (cin >> quantity).get();
> > > pizza * guest=new pizza[quantity];
> > > /////////////////
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> > > for (int i=1; i<=quantity; i++)
> > > {
> > > cout << "Enter number " << i << " pizza
> > > statistics!\n";
> > > cout << "Enter pizza name : ";
> > > cin.getline(guest[i]->name,nameSize);
> > > cout << "Enter pizza diameter : ";
> > > cin >> guest[i]->diameter;
> > > cout << "Enter pizza weight : ";
> > > (cin >> guest[i]->weight).get();
> > > }
> > >
> > >
>
>///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> > > cout << "\nHere is your pizza
> statistics!\n";
> > >
> > >
>
>///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> > > for (int i=1; i<=quantity; i++)
> > > {
> > > cout << "Pizza number " << i << endl;
> > > cout << "Name : " << guest[i]->name
> <<
> > > endl;
> > > cout << "Diameter : " <<
> guest[i]->diameter
> > > << endl;
> > > cout << "Weight : " <<
> guest[i]->weight
> > > << endl;
> > > }
> > >
> > >
>
>///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
> > > getch();
> > > return 0;
> > > }
> > >
> > > Thank you and Happy New Year
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >Hi Binit,
> >
> >Firstly you didnt mention what problem are you
> facing
> >with the code.. (compiler error.. runtime error? )
> >
> >The loop range you are using is from 1 to
> <quantity>.
> >It should be from 0 to <quantity -1>.
> >
> >Regards
> >Manik
> >
> >
> >
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