Undefined identifier and unresolved external errors C++ Visual Studio 2022 [duplicate] - c++

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This is basically two errors in one, that seem to come from the same thing. If I define my functions in my main.cpp file, and forward declare them at the top of the file, it doesn't give me any errors and everything runs smoothly.
When trying to declutter and move things into seperate .cpp files, it starts to give me linker errors and saying things are undefined even though I am using appropriate header files. The code is shown below:
main.cpp
#include "io.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
class exchangeRates;
void menu();
int main()
{
menu();
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
// class storing exchange rates
class exchangeRates
{
public: // Access specifier
// Data Members
std::map<std::string, double> usd = {
{"GBP", 1.2},
{"EUR", 0.7},
};
std::map<std::string, double> gbp = {
{"USD", 0.9},
{"EUR", 1.4},
};
};
// menu function
void menu()
{
// get reference currency code from user
std::string refCurrency{ obtainCodeFromUser() };
// create 'rates' instance of 'exchangeRates' class
exchangeRates rates{};
// print the exchange values for that currency
if (refCurrency == "USD")
{
printExchangeValues(rates.usd, refCurrency);
}
else if (refCurrency == "GBP")
{
printExchangeValues(rates.gbp, refCurrency);
}
else
{
std::cout << "\nInvalid currency code. Example: USD, GBP, EUR etc.\n\n";
menu();
}
}
io.h
#ifndef IO_H
#define IO_H
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
std::string obtainCodeFromUser();
double obtainAmountFromUser();
template<typename Map>
void printExchangeValues(Map& valuedCurrencies, std::string refCurrency);
#endif
io.cpp
#include "io.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
// io functions for currency converter
std::string obtainCodeFromUser()
{
// obatin reference currency code from user
std::cout << "Enter currency code for reference currency (case-sensitive): ";
std::cin.clear();
std::string refCurrency{};
std::cin >> refCurrency;
std::cin.ignore(INT_MAX, '\n');
return refCurrency;
}
double obtainAmountFromUser()
{
// obtain amount of currency to be converted from user
std::cout << "Enter amount of currency to convert: ";
std::cin.clear();
double amount{};
std::cin >> amount;
std::cin.ignore(INT_MAX, '\n');
return amount;
}
template<typename Map>
void printExchangeValues(Map& valuedCurrencies, std::string refCurrency)
{
// obtain amount of currency to be converted
double amount{ obtainAmountFromUser() };
std::cout << refCurrency << " " << amount << " is worth:\n";
for (auto& item : valuedCurrencies) {
std::cout << item.first << ": " << amount * item.second << '\n';
}
}
I am still a beginner with C++ so some parts have been copied from other open-source programs, and I know there are probably plenty of places to improve my code, but I'm mainly interested in why it just won't compile. The examples I followed when learning how to use header files worked fine and I don't believe I've done anything different here.
It says the identifiers "obtainCodeFromUser" and "printExchangeValues" are undefined.
The linker error it gives is LNK2019 'unresolved external symbol ...' and it seems to be relating to the printExchangeValues function.
Any help is massively appreciated!

The issue mentioned by WhozCraig is very useful, I hope you will read it carefully. Regarding your question, after I modified some code, the program can run correctly. The error is caused by the template. Since you are a beginner and the program is not very complicated, the following code is more convenient for you to understand:
main.cpp
#include "io.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
// class storing exchange rates
class exchangeRates
{
public: // Access specifier
// Data Members
std::map<std::string, double> usd = {
{"GBP", 1.2},
{"EUR", 0.7},
};
std::map<std::string, double> gbp = {
{"USD", 0.9},
{"EUR", 1.4},
};
};
template<typename Map>
void printExchangeValues(Map& valuedCurrencies, std::string refCurrency)
{
// obtain amount of currency to be converted
double amount{ obtainAmountFromUser() };
std::cout << refCurrency << " " << amount << " is worth:\n";
for (auto& item : valuedCurrencies) {
std::cout << item.first << ": " << amount * item.second << '\n';
}
}
// menu function
void menu()
{
// get reference currency code from user
std::string refCurrency{ obtainCodeFromUser() };
// create 'rates' instance of 'exchangeRates' class
exchangeRates rates{};
// print the exchange values for that currency
if (refCurrency == "USD")
{
printExchangeValues(rates.usd, refCurrency);
}
else if (refCurrency == "GBP")
{
printExchangeValues(rates.gbp, refCurrency);
}
else
{
std::cout << "\nInvalid currency code. Example: USD, GBP, EUR etc.\n\n";
menu();
}
}
int main()
{
menu();
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
io.h
#ifndef IO_H
#define IO_H
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
std::string obtainCodeFromUser();
double obtainAmountFromUser();
#endif
io.cpp
#include "io.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
// io functions for currency converter
std::string obtainCodeFromUser()
{
// obatin reference currency code from user
std::cout << "Enter currency code for reference currency (case-sensitive): ";
std::cin.clear();
std::string refCurrency{};
std::cin >> refCurrency;
std::cin.ignore(INT_MAX, '\n');
return refCurrency;
}
double obtainAmountFromUser()
{
// obtain amount of currency to be converted from user
std::cout << "Enter amount of currency to convert: ";
std::cin.clear();
double amount{};
std::cin >> amount;
std::cin.ignore(INT_MAX, '\n');
return amount;
}

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#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <ctime>
#include <cctype>
#include <cstdlib>
using namespace std;
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public:
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string getBankAdd() { return bankadd; }
void setWorkingHours(string bwh) { bwh = bankworkinghours; };
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private:
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};
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cout << endl;
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getline(cin, bankworkinghours);
cout << endl;
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#define USERNAMECLASS_H
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{
public:
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void askUsername();
private:
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};
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public:
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// Struct Problem 1.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//
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Change this:
void takeInData(int questionInstance, Advertising aDay)
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void takeInData(int questionInstance, Advertising& aDay)
and it will work. The reason is that in your version, the paramater aDay is passed-by-value; i.e. a copy of the argument is passed to the function. So anything that takeInData() does to its version of aDay is done in the copy. After takeInData() returns, the copy (and the information therein) is lost.
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