Working with classes [Error] ld returned 1 exit status

Question

I tried searching for answers for this error and tried the suggested fixes but nothing helped so I am asking for help. I keep receiving id returned 1 exit status error. I am using Dev-C++ as the IDE.

This is my header file:

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string> 
using namespace std;

class Record
{
    private:
        string name;
        int id;
        double rate;
        double hours;
    public: 
        Record();
        Record (string n, int empid, double hourlyRate, double hoursWorked); 
 // constructor

        void read_data_from_file();
        double calculate_wage();
        void print_data();

        /* SETTERS AND GETTERS */           
        void set_name (string n);
        string get_name();

        void set_id (int empid);
        int get_id();

        void set_rate (double hourlyRate);
        double get_rate();

        void set_hoursWorked(double hoursWorked);
        double get_hoursWorked();
        /* END OF SETTERS AND GETTERS */            
};

and this is my Record.cpp

#include "Record.h"

Record::Record(string n, int empid, double hourlyRate, double hoursWorked)
{
    name = n;
    empid = id;
    hourlyRate = rate;
    hoursWorked = hours;
}
//
void Record::set_name(string n)
{
     name = n;
}
 string Record::get_name()
{
     return name;
}
 //
 void Record::set_id(int empid)
 {
     id = empid;
 }
 int Record::get_id()
 {
     return id;
 }
//
 void Record::set_rate(double hourlyRate)
 {
    rate = hourlyRate;
 }
 double Record::get_rate()
 {
     return rate;
 }
 //
 void Record::set_hoursWorked(double hoursWorked)
 {
     hours = hoursWorked;
 }
 double Record::get_hoursWorked()
 {
     return hours;
 }
 //

And ofcourse, I have an int main() function.

#include "Record.h" 
int main() 
{   
    Record employee; 
    ifstream myFile; 
    return 0; 
}

Just a side note: this is my first project related to using class, there might be an easier way to do this, but this is what I could think of.

Answer 1

You forgot to implement the default constructor (which you call in main). Add this to your .cpp:

Record::Record() : name(), id(0), rate(0), hours(0) { }