Error w/ 'struct' using Dev-C++

[ChuckB]

Hi,
I have added a structure to my code. I tried initializing variables and kept getting an error citing a syntax error before '.'

Here is a code fragment...

struct gameObject
{
  float x; //current position
  float y;
  float z;
};

gameObject cam;
cam.x=0;

The error points to line that reads cam.x=0;

Any clues? Do I need a specific header?

Regards,
ChuckB

[Zaei]

Hmm, odd. Try this:

struct gameObject cam;
cam.x = 0;

That is C style structure variable declaration.

Z.

[ChuckB]

Thanks for writing Z,

The structure was correct. However, C++ doesn't like 'cam.x=0;' to go above all of the functions. I placed the initialization inside a initVars() function and it worked well...learning curve. :-)

In fact, I got rid of the structure and made my first official C++ class CGameObject with about a dozen variables and a dozen functions to manage my robots on the game field.

Regards,
ChuckB

[Zaei]

Ah, ok. I hadnt realized that the assignment wasnt in a function =).

Z.