From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
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Subject: Re: I need help with a fraction class
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 18:28:55 -0800
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nick wrote:

> #include "bool.h"
> 
> class fractype{
> public:
>     void write() const;
>     float floatequiv();
>     void simplify();
>     fractype operator*(fractype frac2) const;
>     boolean operator==(fractype frac2) const;
>     fractype (int initnumer, int initdenom);
> private:
>     int numer;
>     int denom;
> };

> fraction.h:9: syntax error before `operator'
> fraction.cpp:13: parse error before `::'
> fraction.cpp:50: parse error before `::'
> fraction.cpp:51: no `int fractype::operator ==(class fractype) const'
> member function declared in class `fractype'

The token which comes before the syntax error report here is `boolean'. 
`boolean' is not a standard C++ datatype; perhaps you meant `bool'? 
(Also, the #include of "bool.h" is erroneous, unless you actually define
`boolean' there, which apparently you don't.)

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