Forward declaration with friend function: invalid use of incomplete type

Question

#include <iostream>

class B;

class A{
 int a;
public:
 friend void B::frndA();
};

class B{
 int b;
public:
 void frndA();
};

void B::frndA(){
 A obj;
 std::cout << "A.a = " << obj.a << std::endl;
}

int main() {
 return 0;
}

When trying to compile this code, some errors occurred. E.g.

invalid use of incomplete type

What are the problems in this code?

Answer 1

Place the whole of the class B ... declaration before class A. You haven't declared B::frndA(); yet.

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

class B{
    int b;
public:
    void frndA();
};

class A{
    int a;
public:
    friend void B::frndA();
};



void B::frndA(){
    A obj;
    //cout<<"A.a = "<<obj.a<<endl;
}

int main() {
    return 0;
}