Error in creating a class header file

Question

I am attempting to create a simple class header file. I have done the following so far:

#ifndef RECORD_H
#define RECORD_H

class Records{
    int idNumber;
    int serialNumber;

public:
    Records();
};

#endif

However, I am getting the following error:

[Error] unknown type name 'class'

What am I doing wrong?

How are you including and compiling it? I get that error if I use a C compiler instead of a C++ compiler. — Mike Seymour, Sep 03 '14 at 14:39
This is a duplication of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16336244/unknown-type-name-class — Kirilodius, Sep 03 '14 at 15:14
Ok thank you all for your help. I did not realize that it depended on the main source file using the header. It now works. — Cody Jenkins, Sep 03 '14 at 18:11

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 03 '14 at 14:38

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You're probably compiling it as C rather than C++. That is why you are getting that error..

Make sure your source file has a .cpp extension.

answered Sep 03 '14 at 14:38

lakshmen

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 03 '14 at 14:41

As lakesh said, you may to compiling as C rather than C++. Most compiler use the file extension to determine how to compile the file (use .cpp instead of .c)

If that's not it, then the problem would probably be in the a different file loaaded before this.

    // Record.cpp
    #include "badfile.h"   // error in here
    #include "record.h"    // error showing up here.

Error in creating a class header file

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