[00101001]

I'm working on an openGL game (using GLUT), and have a quick question...

what do I have to do to use a c++ class, for example, i want to define a box class - so i create a new c++ file, type all the necessary code - but when i try to instantiate a new box object from my main code, it says that the type is not defined.
do i have to include the class file in some way?
(its my first time with c++, but I know that the code is all correct)

thanks

[bsturgen]

I am assuming that you created both a Box.h and a Box.cc file (declaration and definition files). If not, well, you're gonna have to.

In main.cc, do a #include "Box.h" and you should be good to go.

[sadie]

More generally, any good would tell you that, so if you haven't got a good book, get one.

I'm currently reading "Practical C++" (from, i think, Que) and it seems pretty good.

[00101001]

thanks, ill pick up that book...

[bsturgen]

Originally posted by sadie:
<STRONG>More generally, any good would tell you that, so if you haven't got a good book, get one.

I'm currently reading "Practical C++" (from, i think, Que) and it seems pretty good.</STRONG>

My personal fav is "Thinking in C++".

If you plan on doing a lot of C++ development you may want to think about *eventually* getting a copy of John Lakos' book "Large Scale C++ Software Design" or something like that.