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g++ no matching function call error


I've got a compiler error but I can't figure out why.

the .hpp:

#ifndef _CGERADE_HPP
#define _CGERADE_HPP
#include "CVektor.hpp"
#include <string>

class CGerade
{

protected:
    CVektor o, rv;

public:

    CGerade(CVektor n_o, CVektor n_rv);

    CVektor getPoint(float t);

    string toString();
};

the .cpp:

#include "CGerade.hpp"

CGerade::CGerade(CVektor n_o, CVektor n_rv)
{
    o = n_o;
    rv = n_rv.getUnitVector();
}

the error message:

CGerade.cpp:10: error: no matching function for call to ‘CVektor::CVektor()’
CVektor.hpp:28: note: candidates are: CVektor::CVektor(float, float, float)
CVektor.hpp:26: note:                 CVektor::CVektor(bool, float, float, float)
CVektor.hpp:16: note:                 CVektor::CVektor(const CVektor&)
CGerade.cpp:10: error: no matching function for call to ‘CVektor::CVektor()’
CVektor.hpp:28: note: candidates are: CVektor::CVektor(float, float, float)
CVektor.hpp:26: note:                 CVektor::CVektor(bool, float, float, float)
CVektor.hpp:16: note:                 CVektor::CVektor(const CVektor&)

Solution

  • From the looks of it, your CVektor class has no default constructor, which CGerade uses in your constructor:

    CGerade::CGerade(CVektor n_o, CVektor n_rv)
    { // <-- by here, all members are constructed
        o = n_o;
        rv = n_rv.getUnitVector();
    }
    

    You could (and probably should) add one, but better is to use the initialization list to initialize members:

    CGerade::CGerade(CVektor n_o, CVektor n_rv) :
    o(n_o),
    rv(n_rv.getUnitVector())
    {}
    

    Which specifies how the members are initialized. (And above, it was defaulting to the non-existent default-constructor.)