typedef enum is not working C++

Question

I have a very basic question.

.h

private:
list <int> Stack;

typedef enum
{
    Push,
    Pop,
    Min,
    Display
}Operation;

Operation map(string s);

.Cpp:

Operation min_Stack::map(string s)
{

The compiler is not complaining for .h file but for .cpp its giving error : "identifier operation is unidentified".

I am unable to find what I did wrong here.

The problem is unrelated to the typedef. The enum is declared in the scope of min_stack. — juanchopanza
– juanchopanza, Commented Feb 8, 2014 at 15:08
Don't do typedef enum (or struct, or class) {} X;, it's a Cism. Just write enum X {};. — Griwes
– Griwes, Commented Feb 8, 2014 at 15:11

Vlad from Moscow · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-08 15:07:30Z

4

Instead of

Operation min_Stack::map(string s)

write

min_Stack::Operation min_Stack::map(string s)

The compiler searches the return type in the namespace scope and it did not find the name because the name is defined inside class min_Stack.

answered Feb 8, 2014 at 15:07

Vlad from Moscow

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wow.. how silly of me.. will accept this answer as soon as the site allows me :)