Classes and objects

[H_beginner]

I am new to classes and was trying to create an elmentary program to understand classes and objects.
I ve created three files
1) header file for class declaration
2) class definition .cpp file
3) class implementation main .cpp file

I cannot understand the error I am getting. Please help.

"1>main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: void __thiscall sum::add(int,int)" (?add@sum@@QAEXHH@Z) referenced in function _main
1>main.obj : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol "public: __thiscall sum::sum(void)" (??0sum@@QAE@XZ) referenced in function _main
1>c:\users\haider\documents\visual studio 2010\Projects\Learn_class\Debug\Learn_class.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals
"

Please see below my code for the files.

//1) Header file sum.h
    class sum
    {

    public:
        sum ();
    void add(int , int);

    };

    // 2)Class defination file

    #include<iostream>
    #include "sum.h"
    using namespace std;
    void sum::add(int a, int b)
    { int c;
    c=a+b;
    cout<<"sum is: "<<c;
    }


    //3) Class implementation file

    #include<iostream>
    #include "sum.h"
    using namespace std;

    int main()
    {
        sum sum1;
        int a,b;
        cout<<"enter the nos";
        cin>>a>>b;
        sum1.add(a,b);



}

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[deceptikon]

How are you building the files together into an executable? The code looks fine, but the errors suggests that main.cpp and definition.cpp aren't linked together.

[H_beginner]

I have just created files in the same project in visual studio 2010. I am not aware if I have to link them..can you please tell me how to link both the files.

[deceptikon]

Then I'm not sure. You're definitely missing a definition for the sum constructor, but that shouldn't cause a linker error with add.

[tinstaafl]

One problem is, in sum.h, you set up sum(), but you didn't implement it. Add this to your class definition file:

sum::sum()
{
}

On a side note, you might find it more versatile to return the answer and keep the console I/O in the calling procedure. In a large project you may find that sometimes you need to display the answer and sometimes you don't. This way your function remains the same.