Having the following error when trying to implement a method of class using list in C++!

Question

Edit 1

Initial idea:

MAIN.CPP:

#include <cstdlib>
#include "Cars.h"
#include "Dealer.h"
#include "Manufacturer.h"
#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <list>

using namespace std;

//Instance variables for each class

string VIN = " ";
int miles;
string dealer = " ";
int price;
string vinCode=" ";

string manuCode = " ";
string manuName = " ";

string dealerName  = " ";
int zipcode;
string dealerPhone = " ";

int main(int argc, char** argv) {

    char command;

        //Cars vehicule;

    Manufacturer maker;
    Dealer dealership;
    ifstream infile;
    ofstream outfile;

    list <Cars> carsList;

        //Checks if the data file exists

    infile.open("database.txt", ifstream::in);

    outfile.open("database.txt", ios_base::app);

        //each command is a different program option

    cout << "Enter a command:" << endl;
    cin >> command;

    while (command!='q')
    {
        switch (command) 
        {
            case 'a':
            {
                cin >> command;
                    //adds a car
                if (command=='c')
                {
                        //creates a new car object and calls constructor
                    Cars *vehicule = new Cars();
                        //gets user input a assign then to variables 
                        //for the method calls

                    cin >> VIN >> miles >> dealer >> price;

                    // 1. this is were the compiler complains
                    vehicule.->addData(VIN, miles, dealer, price);

                    vehicule.addToBase(outfile);

                    carsList.push_back(vehicule);
                    list<Cars*>::iterator it;

                    for(it=carsList.begin(); it!=carsList.end(); it++)
                    {
                         cout << *it->getVIN() << endl; // compile error
                    }
                }
            break;
            }
        //new command to keep the while loop going
        cout << "Enter a command:" << endl;
        cin >> command;
        }
    }
        outfile.close();
        return 0;
}

CARS.H:

#ifndef CARS_H
#define CARS_H
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

//Object that contains all information about cars (this is the class documentation)

class Cars {
    public:
        //class methods
        *Cars(){VIN=" "; mileage=0; dealership=" "; price=0;}
        void addData(string, int, string, int);
        void addToBase(ofstream&);
        string getVin(){return this->VIN;}
        int getMiles(){return this->mileage;}
        string getDealer(){return this->dealership;}
        int getPrice(){return this->price;}
    //private variables containing object information            
    private:
        string VIN;
        int mileage;
        string dealership;
        int price;
        string vinCode;
};


void Cars::addData(string identification, int mile, string dealer, int money)
{
    VIN=identification;
    mileage=mile;
    dealership=dealer;
    price=money;

    vinCode = VIN.substr(0,3);

    return;
}

void Cars::addToBase(ofstream& file)
{
    file << "c" << endl << VIN << endl << mileage << endl <<
            dealership << endl << price << endl;

    return;
}

Edit 2

New version of what I have gotten so far:

#include "Car.h"
#include "Dealer.h"
#include "Manufacturer.h"
#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <list> 
using namespace std;

string VIN;
int miles;
string dealer;
int price;
string vinCode;

string manuCode;
string manuName;


string dealerName;
int zipcode;
string dealerPhone;

int main(int argc, char** argv) {

    char command;
    ifstream infile;
    ofstream outfile;     
    list<Car*> carsList;

    //Checks if the data file exists
    infile.open("database.txt", ifstream::in);
    outfile.open("database.txt", ios_base::app);
    //Reads in user input
    cout << "Enter a command:" << endl;
    cin >> command;

    while (command != 'q') 
    {
        switch (command) 
        {
            case 'a':    //Add
            {
                cin >> command;
                if (command == 'c') //Add car
                {
                    cin >> VIN >> miles >> dealer >> price;
                    Car* vehicule = new Car(VIN, miles, dealer, price); //New pointer 
                    vehicule->addToBase(outfile);
                    carsList.push_back(vehicule);
                    list<Car*>::const_iterator iterator;

                    for (std::list<Car*>::const_iterator iterator = carsList.begin(),
                            end = carsList.end(); iterator != end; ++iterator) 
                    {
                        cout << (*iterator)->getVin();
                    }
                    //end of for loop
                }//end of if loop
            }//end of case loop
            break;
        }//end of switch loop
        cout << "Enter a command:" << endl;
        cin >> command;
    }//end of while loop
    infile.close();
    outfile.close();
    return 0;
}

I still get an error:

"/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/make" -f nbproject/Makefile-Debug.mk QMAKE= SUBPROJECTS= .build-conf "/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/make"  -f nbproject/Makefile-Debug.mk dist/Debug/GNU-MacOSX/project_1 make[2]:
*** No rule to make target `newcppsimpletest.cpp', needed by `build/Debug/GNU-MacOSX/newcppsimpletest.o'.  Stop. make[1]: *** [.build-conf] Error 2 make: *** [.build-impl] Error 2

Car.h:

#ifndef CARS_H
#define CARS_H
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;

class Car {
    public:
        Car();
        Car(string, int, string, int);
        void addToBase(ofstream&);
        string getVin(){return this->VIN;}
        int getMiles(){return this->mileage;}
        string getDealer(){return this->dealership;}
        int getPrice(){return this->price;}
        string getVinCode(){return this->vinCode;}

    private:
        string VIN;
        int mileage;
        string dealership;
        int price;
        string vinCode;
};

Car::Car()
{
    string VIN; 
    int mileage=0; 
    string dealership; 
    int price=0;
    string vinCode;
}
Car::Car(string vin, int miles, string carDealer, int dollars)
{
    string VIN=vin; 
    int mileage=miles; 
    string dealership=carDealer; 
    int price=dollars;
    string vinCode = VIN.substr(0,3); 
}
void Car::addToBase(ofstream& file)
{
    file << "c" << endl << VIN << endl << mileage << endl <<
            dealership << endl << price << endl; 
    return;
}

Answer 1

Use

vehicule->addData(VIN, miles, dealer, price);

Instead of

vehicule.->addData(VIN, miles, dealer, price);

Answer 2

You've declared vehicule as a pointer, but you're attempting to access methods with the '.' operator. You need to use '->' when working with pointers. Like: vehicule->addData(VIN, miles, dealer, price);

You'll need to update any code that references vehicule.

Answer 3

OK, I saw these two issues. You have declared vehicule as a pointer and allocated some memory like this.

Cars *vehicule = new Cars();

Then you're calling vehicule like this:

vehicule.->addData(VIN, miles, dealer, price);
vehicule.addToBase(outfile);

Strike the above.

The calls should be:

vehicule->addData(VIN, miles, dealer, price);
vehicule->addToBase(outfile);

While this seems like a small piece of code, it is always advised that, once you're done allocating, you should deallocate the memory.

Since, you add vehicule in the list, carsList, after the work is completed, do clean up the list.

You can do that, like this:

carsList.clear();

Hope this helps, You sound like you're new to this. So, trying to be as detailed as possible.