Calling parent function

i trying implement call parent class function without success.

the base class :

code: [select]

class base
{
   
   
public:
   
    base();
     child *children;
    float thedelegate(char *arg);


then child needs declare parent :

code: [select]

class child: public base
{
   
   
public:
...


but in order child see base  , must include base class in child (other wise error not know base)

but

code: [select]

#include "base.hpp" , cause error on base, since include each other.

(error on line child *children; saying unknown type name child" ).


how can resolve ?

quote from: gil22 on aug 03, 2016, 05:05 pm

(error on line child *children; saying unknown type name child" ).

check capilatization, unless typed memory , didn't copy+paste.

do have include guards in header files? must reason.

children not have derived type of parent. little less abstraction , lit more specifics can use see if example of x-y problem.

you must include base.hpp in child.hpp, not include child.hpp in base.hpp. add forward declaration of child class above base class in base.hpp:

code: [select]

class child;
that's it.

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