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Author Topic: Error 2061: Friend must be functions or classess...Why??????  (Read 10536 times)

Jesica19872008

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I have a "matrix.h" for matrix.cpp


matrix.h
#ifndef __MATRIX_H__
#define __MATRIX_H__

#include <stdexcept>
#include <cassert>

template <class T>
class Matrix
{
    T*           data;
    unsigned int rows;
    unsigned int cols;

    T* new_copy(const T* src, size_t src_size, size_t dst_size)
    {
        assert(dst_size >= src_size);
        T* dest = new T[dst_size];
        try
        {
            std::copy(src, src + src_size, dest);
        }
        catch(...)
        {
            delete[] dest;
            throw;
        }
        return dest;
    }

public:
    Matrix(unsigned int _rows, unsigned int _cols):
        rows(_rows),
        cols(_cols)
    {
        assert(rows > 0);
        assert(cols > 0);
        if (rows == 0 || cols == 0)
            throw std::invalid_argument("Invalid argument in Matrix ctor");

        data = new T[rows * cols];
        if (!data)
            throw std::runtime_error("Not enough memory in Matrix ctor");
    }

    ~Matrix()
    {
        delete[] data;
    }

    Matrix(const Matrix& m):
        data(new_copy(m.data, m.rows * m.cols, m.rows * m.cols)),
        rows(m.rows),
        cols(m.cols)
    {
    }

    Matrix& operator=(const Matrix& m)
    {
        if (this != &m)
        {
            T* temp = new_copy(m.data, m.rows * m.cols, m.rows * m.cols);
            delete[] data;
            data = temp;
            rows = m.rows;
            cols = m.cols;
        }
        return *this;
    }

    template<class U>
    class Helper
    {
        Matrix<U>&   matrix;
        unsigned int i;

        Helper(Matrix<U>& _mc, unsigned int _i): matrix(_mc), i(_i) {};
        Helper(const Matrix<U>& _mc, unsigned int _i): matrix(const_cast<Matrix&>(_mc)), i(_i) {};
        Helper(const Helper&);
        Helper& operator=(const Helper&);

[b]        friend class Matrix<U>;[/b]

    public:
        U& operator[](unsigned int k) const
        {
            assert(i < matrix.rows);
            assert(k < matrix.cols);
            if (i >= matrix.rows || k >= matrix.cols)
                throw std::range_error("Range error in Matrix::Helper::operator[]() const");

            return matrix.data[matrix.cols * i + k];
        }

        U& operator[](unsigned int k)
        {
            assert(i < matrix.rows);
            assert(k < matrix.cols);
            if (i >= matrix.rows || k >= matrix.cols)
                throw std::range_error("Range error in Matrix::Helper::operator[]()");

            return matrix.data[matrix.cols * i + k];
        }
    };

    Helper<T> operator[](unsigned int i) const
    {
        assert(i < rows);
        if (i >= rows)
            throw std::range_error("Range error in Matrix::operator[]() const");

        return Helper<T>(*this, i);
    }

    Helper<T> operator[](unsigned int i)
    {
        assert(i < rows);
        if (i >= rows)
            throw std::range_error("Range error in Matrix::operator[]()");

        return Helper<T>(*this, i);
    }

};

#endif //__MATRIX_H__



Why in dedicated line Borland C++ Builder 5 give up mistake (E2061 Friends must be function or classes)

or

how this part of code must be make over for successfull compile Borland C++ Builder?
p.s.: MS Visual C++ 2005 compile successfully

...please...help!!!

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Re: Error 2061: Friend must be functions or classess...Why??????
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2009, 04:48 PM »
youve got nested templated classes
   "template<class U> class Helper" is inside "template <class T> class Matrix"

while the code may be ok, i wouldnt be surprised if the old Borland C++ Builder 5 compiler had a bug and was getting confused with this.  im not sure what a workaround would be..

though i could be wrong.

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Re: Error 2061: Friend must be functions or classess...Why??????
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2009, 04:57 PM »
ohh...not only Borland C++ Builder give out this mistake.  CodeGear too  :(

May be you have any ideas to get clear of this mistake?

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Re: Error 2061: Friend must be functions or classess...Why??????
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2009, 07:16 AM »
Codegear is (was) Borland- now Embarcadero, so it would be the same problem.  I'd suggest asking on the CodeGear site if you can't get any help here.