What wrong with class destructor symbol ? in vc++

Question

Here is my code :

   #include <iostream>
using namespace std;

class new_class{
public:
    new_class();
    float multiplication(){return x*y;}
    ~new_class();
private:
    float x;
    float y;
};

int main()
{   new_class class_11;
    cout<<class_11.multiplication()<<endl;
   system("pause");


   return 0;
}

Error log :

Main.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: __thiscall new_class::~new_class(void)" (??1new_class@@QAE@XZ)
Main.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: __thiscall new_class::new_class(void)" (??0new_class@@QAE@XZ)

I am using Visual studio 2010 , visual c++ can anyone explain me What i am doing wrong ?

score 7 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

You haven't defined your constructor or destructor, you've just declared them.

Any function that is used in your program must be defined somewhere. A function definition consists of the function declaration followed by its definition. For example, your multiplication member function is defined:

float multiplication() { return x * y; }
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
function declaration   this makes the declaration a definition

The "unresolved external symbol" error means that the compiler found the declaration of the function but the linker was unable to find the definition. So, you need to provide definitions for the two functions noted by the linker: the default constructor and the destructor that you declared.

That said, note that if you don't declare any constructors, the compiler will implicitly provide a default constructor for your class, which is often sufficient. If you don't declare a destructor, the compiler will implicitly provide a destructor. So, unless you actually need to do something in the constructor or destructor, you don't need to declare and define them yourself.

Make sure that you have a good introductory C++ book. Such a book will go into greater detail about how member functions are defined and best practices for writing constructors and destructors (correctly writing a destructor is fraught with peril).

These issues only turn up when you decide to use the class ;) — Anya Shenanigans, Apr 19 '11 at 14:00
@Petesh: Yes, and the OP has used both the constructor and destructor by declaring an automatic variable of type `new_class`. — James McNellis, Apr 19 '11 at 14:01

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 19 '11 at 13:52

4

you should implement destructor, you've just declared it

answered Apr 19 '11 at 13:52

Andrey Sboev

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