Problem with Calling Methods from Objects which are stored in an array from within another Object

[Andreas Schmitt]

Ok. I got the following problem. I created the following array and executed
a function :

CField* Spielfeld[20][20];

CreatePlayField( Spielfeld );

*************************************************
******** CreatePlayField looks like this ************
*************************************************

// Set PlayField Coordinates and Size
void CreatePlayField( CField* PlayField[20][20] )
{
for ( int tmpx = 1; tmpx<=20; tmpx++ )
{
for ( int tmpy = 1; tmpy<=20; tmpy++ )
{
PlayField[tmpx][tmpy] = new CField;

PlayField[tmpx][tmpy]->SetXCoord( (tmpx-1)*FLD_WIDTH +
(tmpx*2) );
PlayField[tmpx][tmpy]->SetYCoord( (tmpy-1)*FLD_HEIGHT +
(tmpy*2) );
PlayField[tmpx][tmpy]->SetWidth( FLD_WIDTH );
PlayField[tmpx][tmpy]->SetHeight( FLD_HEIGHT );
}
}
}

**************************************
** Till here all this works
**************************************

**********************************************************************************************
**** Later in the code a function of the CDirect3D-Object 'Direct3D' is
called like this
**********************************************************************************************

Direct3D.Init(hWnd, Spielfeld);

***********************************
**** ...and the problematic part looks like this
***********************************

BOOL CDirect3D::Init(HWND hWnd, CField* PlayField[20][20], BOOL bWindowed)
{
....


for ( int x = 1; x<=20; x++ )
{
for ( int y = 1; y<=20; y++)
{
m_RFieldRect[x][y] = (PlayField[x][y]->GetXCoord,
PlayField[x][y]->GetYCoord,
PlayField[x][y]->GetWidth,
PlayField[x][y]->GetHeight );

m_lpD3DDevice->ColorFill(m_lpD3DSurface,
&m_RFieldRect[x][y],
PlayField[x][y]->GetColor());
}
}


....

}

******************************************************************************************
** Here I get several error messages which say:
**
** g:\Eigene Dateien\Visual Studio Projects\2DSpielfeld\Direct3D.cpp(80):
error C2475: 'CField::GetXCoord':
** forming a pointer-to-member requires explicit use of the address-of
operator ('&') and a qualified name
**
** The MSDN Help on that error message didn't really help me and I don't
really know what's the problem
** Searching the internet also didn't really help.
** My experience with C++ is probably simply not high enough yet to get
what's the problem here
** Any help would be appreciated
*******************************************************************************************

 

[Christian Meier]

Ok. I got the following problem. I created the following array and executed
a function :

CField* Spielfeld[20][20];

CreatePlayField( Spielfeld );

*************************************************
******** CreatePlayField looks like this ************
*************************************************

// Set PlayField Coordinates and Size
void CreatePlayField( CField* PlayField[20][20] )
{
for ( int tmpx = 1; tmpx<=20; tmpx++ )
{
for ( int tmpy = 1; tmpy<=20; tmpy++ )
{
PlayField[tmpx][tmpy] = new CField;

PlayField[tmpx][tmpy]->SetXCoord( (tmpx-1)*FLD_WIDTH +
(tmpx*2) );
PlayField[tmpx][tmpy]->SetYCoord( (tmpy-1)*FLD_HEIGHT +
(tmpy*2) );
PlayField[tmpx][tmpy]->SetWidth( FLD_WIDTH );
PlayField[tmpx][tmpy]->SetHeight( FLD_HEIGHT );
}
}
}

**************************************
** Till here all this works
**************************************

****************************************************************************
******************
**** Later in the code a function of the CDirect3D-Object 'Direct3D' is
called like this
****************************************************************************
******************

Direct3D.Init(hWnd, Spielfeld);

***********************************
**** ...and the problematic part looks like this
***********************************

BOOL CDirect3D::Init(HWND hWnd, CField* PlayField[20][20], BOOL bWindowed)
{
...


for ( int x = 1; x<=20; x++ )
{
for ( int y = 1; y<=20; y++)
{
m_RFieldRect[x][y] = (PlayField[x][y]->GetXCoord,
PlayField[x][y]->GetYCoord,
PlayField[x][y]->GetWidth,

PlayField[x][y]->GetHeight );

m_lpD3DDevice->ColorFill(m_lpD3DSurface,
&m_RFieldRect[x][y],
PlayField[x][y]->GetColor());

}
}


...

}

****************************************************************************
**************
** Here I get several error messages which say:
**
** g:\Eigene Dateien\Visual Studio Projects\2DSpielfeld\Direct3D.cpp(80):
error C2475: 'CField::GetXCoord':

Try 'CField::GetXCoord()' instead of 'CField::GetXCoord'. That's what I can
see so far. If this does not solve the problem, paste the code of the class
CField.

 

[Ian]

for ( int x = 1; x<=20; x++ )
{
for ( int y = 1; y<=20; y++)
{
m_RFieldRect[x][y] = (PlayField[x][y]->GetXCoord,

I assume GetXCoord is a function, so you are missing the ().

The compiler is attempting to take the address of GetXCoord.

Ian

 

[Andreas Schmitt]

for ( int x = 1; x<=20; x++ )
{
for ( int y = 1; y<=20; y++)
{
m_RFieldRect[x][y] = (PlayField[x][y]->GetXCoord,

I assume GetXCoord is a function, so you are missing the ().

The compiler is attempting to take the address of GetXCoord.

Ian

Duh! I knew it.. it had to be something this simple.. *g*
I guess coding all night long makes you become this blind to seeing stuff
like this

Thanks to both of you for the quick help anyway

 

[Ian]

for ( int x = 1; x<=20; x++ )
{
for ( int y = 1; y<=20; y++)
{
m_RFieldRect[x][y] = (PlayField[x][y]->GetXCoord,

I assume GetXCoord is a function, so you are missing the ().

The compiler is attempting to take the address of GetXCoord.

Ian

Duh! I knew it.. it had to be something this simple.. *g*
I guess coding all night long makes you become this blind to seeing stuff
like this

Just think how many hidden bugs the all night session has introduced

Ian

 

[Howard]

for ( int x = 1; x<=20; x++ )
{
for ( int y = 1; y<=20; y++)
{
m_RFieldRect[x][y] = (PlayField[x][y]->GetXCoord,

I assume GetXCoord is a function, so you are missing the ().

The compiler is attempting to take the address of GetXCoord.

Ian

Duh! I knew it.. it had to be something this simple.. *g*
I guess coding all night long makes you become this blind to seeing stuff
like this

Thanks to both of you for the quick help anyway

Now that you've got it compiling, you might want to stop it from crashing,
also.

You're using indexes from 1 through 20. In C++, arrays are indexed starting
at 0, not 1. Your loops need to start at 0 and only continue while the
index is _less_than_ 20.

-Howard

 

[Andreas Schmitt]

Eeeek!
You're right of course. Thanks
Will do

Andreas Schmitt wrote:
for ( int x = 1; x<=20; x++ )
{
for ( int y = 1; y<=20; y++)
{
m_RFieldRect[x][y] = (PlayField[x][y]->GetXCoord,

I assume GetXCoord is a function, so you are missing the ().

The compiler is attempting to take the address of GetXCoord.

Ian

Duh! I knew it.. it had to be something this simple.. *g*
I guess coding all night long makes you become this blind to seeing stuff
like this

Thanks to both of you for the quick help anyway

Now that you've got it compiling, you might want to stop it from crashing,
also.

You're using indexes from 1 through 20. In C++, arrays are indexed
starting at 0, not 1. Your loops need to start at 0 and only continue
while the index is _less_than_ 20.

-Howard