c++ does not name a type

Question

So I\'m having some type problems in my c++ program. Here is the code:

#include \"NHSFileparser.h\"
#include \"NHSFileController.h\"
#include 
#inc         


        

Answer 1

You cannot put statements outside functions, only declarations and definitions. Put your code inside main.

Answer 2

directories.push_back(directory1);

Code statements like that can only go inside functions.

In C++11, you can initialise the vector in its declaration:

std::vector<std::string> directories {"...", "..."};

If you're stuck in the past, then you could move the push_back statements inside main, or use something like the Boost.Assignment library, or write a function to return a populated vector:

std::vector<std::string> make_directories() {
    std::vector<std::string> directories;
    directories.push_back("...");
    directories.push_back("...");
    return directories;
}

std::vector<std::string> directories = make_directories();