array of void and other problems

[zack.walters]

what is array of void and why am I getting it in the following program? I finally have the first part done where I can loop the input. However, I cannot figure out what this array of void is. I'm getting "declaration of 'lastname' as array of void" in lines 50-55 and 65-71. Also getting std::string Tom[4] previously declared here in line 60 and a redeclaration of std::string Tom[4] in line 63. Any thoughts?

#include <iostream>
#include <istream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int namesort (void);

int main()
{
    int i = 0;
    string studentInfo[7][7];
    char inputDone = 'y';
    int stopLoop = 0;

    do{
        cout << "Please Input student's last name : ";
        cin >> studentInfo[i][0];

        cout << "Please Input student's first name : ";
        cin >> studentInfo[i][1];

        cout << "Please Input student's  ID Number : ";
        cin >> studentInfo[i][2];

        cout << "Please Input student's Test 1 Grade : ";
        cin >> studentInfo[i][3];

        cout << "Please Input student's Test 2 Grade : ";
        cin >> studentInfo[i][4];

        cout << "Please Input student's Test 3 Grade : ";
        cin >> studentInfo[i][5];

        cout << "Are there anymore student grades to enter? (y/n)";
        cin >> inputDone;
           
} while (inputDone = 'y');

        //Last Name string arrays
{
        string Ant [4];
        string Doe [4];
        string Mix [4];
        string Nerd [5];
        string Sunday [7];
        string Thumb [6];

        void (*ptr) [] = { Ant, Doe, Mix, Nerd, Sunday, Thumb };        
        void lastname [0] = Ant;
        void lastname [1] = Doe;
        void lastname [2] = Mix;
        void lastname [3] = Nerd;
        void lastname [4] = Sunday;
        void lastname [5] = Thumb;
        
        //First name strings        
        string Adam [5];
        string Jane [5];
        string Tom [4];
        string Bobby [6];
        string Billy [6];
        string Tom [4];
        
        void firstname [] = { Adam, Jane, Tom, Bobby, Billy, Tom };
        void firstname [0] = Adam;
        void firstname [1] = Jane;
        void firstname [2] = Tom;
        void firstname [3] = Bobby;
        void firstname [4] = Billy;
        void firstname [5] = Tom;
}

        system ("pause"); 
        return 0;

}

Also trying to get this to bubble sort alphabetically by last name, but haven't quite made it that far as I really don't know what needs to be done to do a string bubble sort. Third problem: what is a parallel array? I have to put letters and numbers into a table and I'm really lost on what to do there too.

[William Hemsworth]

This code makes no sense at all.

[Stinomus]

Consider that you have declared them as type 'void'...perhaps you want them to be 'string'?

But as above, that would just be scratching the surface. That code is.....?!

[zack.walters]

well geez, why the hell do you think I'm here?

[Stinomus]

Look at the loop first, forget everything after that.

You have a counter (i), initialized to 0.
You have a 2D array of strings (students), presumably 7 students with 7 attributes each.
You have an 'inputDone' char.

Firstly you never increment the counter, at the end of the loop you should increment the counter otherwise you just keep over-writing the first element in the array.
Secondly the condition for exiting the loop while (inputDone = 'y'); = is an assignment, == is a comparison. Additionally if you enter more than 7 students you will go over the bounds of your array so your exit condition should be that inputDone is equal to (comparison) 'y' or (or operator ||) i is greater than or equal to (>=) 7. Remembering that array indexes start at 0, so accessing 7 elements gives you valid indexes of 0-6 inclusive.

EDIT: with that block of code after the loop i honestly cannot even tell what you are trying to do, really it doesn't make any sense at all, you'll need to explain what it is you want to achieve there.

[zack.walters]

It doesn't matter anymore, I just dropped the class.

[Stinomus]

Wow!

[ArkM]

>what is array of void and why am I getting it in the following program?
>I cannot figure out what this array of void is.

Don't worry: nobody knows what's an array of void because no such animal in C and C++ languages ;)