error: expected unqualified-id before string constant

Question

After some research, i still don't understand the problem.

Const.hpp :

#ifndef CONST_HPP
#define CONST_HPP

#include <QString>

    const QString   CONFFILENAME("dsibubble.ini"),
                    STRSEP(" | ");

    const int       MAXIMGWIDTH = 960;

#endif // CONST_HPP

TabDataBase.cpp :

#include "Const.hpp"
func() {

    QString abc = STRSEP;

}

The use of STRSEP generate an expected unqualified-id before string constant error. Moreover i use CONFFILENAME in an other class and i have no error.

QString path = QString("..//") + CONFFILENAME;

EDIT: Error's detail :

In file included ..\TabDataBase.cpp: #include "Const.hpp"  
expected unqualified-id before string constant: Const.hpp : STRSEP(" | ");

Have you tried declaring STRSEP on an separate line by itself and see if that works? Also it maybe worth deleting and retyping the whole line as a dodgy character may have crept in that looks like white space but isn't... — J.Churchill, Jan 11 '11 at 14:26
@Nikolai N Fetissov: You're so right... Sorry for this question. And thanks to all — canardman, Jan 11 '11 at 14:34

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 11 '11 at 14:31

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I think you have defined STRSEP as a string literal somewhere like:

#define STRSEP "blahblah"

Because I compiled your snippet and it's fine, but adding a define like the previous one I get the same error.

answered Jan 11 '11 at 14:31

Simone

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 11 '11 at 14:28

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Try defining the two constants using two separate statements. It's the only thing that I can think of that might have an effect.

answered Jan 11 '11 at 14:28

Mark B

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error: expected unqualified-id before string constant

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