Probs with GCC and Static class member functions...

[VBDotNetProgrammer]

Hi all,

Im having trouble compiling an application which compiles fine under VC6 but not with GCC.

The error im getting is:

Xml.h:34: error: `static' can only be specified for objects and functions
make: *** [main.o] Error 1

The offending piece of code is:

class CXMLParser
{
public:
static bool GetXMLTagValues(string xmlFileString, string tagName, vector<string> *vect);

static string GetXMLTagValue(string xmlFileString, string tagName);

// Loads XML ruleset file into memory
static string LoadXMLFile(string xmlFilename);

static bool IsTagPresent(string xmlString, string tagName);
static string DeleteTagValue(string xmlString, string tagName);
static bool VerifyWellFormedness(string xmlToVerify);
};

Ive left some of the class def out but it is complaining about the last function def shown. Im i declaring static members incorrectly. VC6 doesnt mind but GCC doesnt seem to like it.

Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[ArkM]

Obviously your gcc understands C only, not C++.

 

[VBDotNetProgrammer]

Haha no its perfectly fine with the c++ it just doesnt seem to like my use of static.

Any thought from someone? Come on guys im desperate and I dont want to revert back to the non-static design as this saves mem because quite a few objects make use of this functionality.

Thanks

 

[VBDotNetProgrammer]

This problem is fixed, basically I ommitted it from the above example but i preceded the class definition with static i.e.

static CXMLParser
{

and that was the cause. For thos of you who may be interested.

Rgrds

 

[ArkM]

Hehe, what's the language with static CXMLParser {...} legal construct?..

 

[VBDotNetProgrammer]

This problem is fixed, basically I ommitted it from the above example but i preceded the class definition with static i.e.

static CXMLParser
{

and that was the cause. For thos of you who may be interested.

Rgrds

 

[VBDotNetProgrammer]

Hmm for some reason I seem to have double posted.

ArkM:
Believe it or not it was VC++6! lol

GCC seems to bring up loads of warnings about things such as comparisons between signed and unsigned int's so on the whole seems a lot strickter (which can only be a good thing)

Rgrds