int Method in C++ Class "Requies and Identifier" - c++

Question

I am attempting to make a class to contain some math operations from a CRC math tables handbook I have, in creating one of the functions I got a strange error I had not seem before. The code for both the cpp and the header are below:
//Header File
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
#include <string>
#define int "CRCMathLib_H"
using namespace std;
class CRCMathLib
{
public:
int DoReturn_Totient(int Toter); //Error comes from here when trying to declare as an int
};
//CPP Class File
#include "CRCMathLib.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
int CRCMathLib::DoReturn_Totient(int Toter)
{
return 0;
}
//CPP Main File
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
#include <string>
#include "CRCMathLib.h"
using namespace std;
int main()
{
return 0;
}
The Main file does not do anything as of yet as this is a completely new file for these operations, I believe this may be a preprocessing error and its not picking up on the int statement as I ran it on another PC with VS and it was able to read the statement. anything would help. Also it was requesting a decleration of the header file, so thats why I placed the int there, is this possibly the issue? removing it returns the error of not having a decleration.

Answer 1

In your .h remove #define int "CRCMathLib_H" which is most probably a typo
replace it by
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
#include <string>
#pragma once
The #pragma once ensure you can safely include your .h from the cpp implementation file and the main.cpp
You mis understood include guard protection usually done by
ifndef CRCMathLib_H
#define CRCMathLib_H
// all of you .h file delcaration
#endif
This can be easily replace by the #pragma once statement at the begining of the file
More on this here: https://www.learncpp.com/cpp-tutorial/header-guards/