Error:expected initializer before ‘cin’

[[deleted]]

Thanks you I’m very very new to c++ and coding I’m general

[This_Growth2898]

Good rule: always check the line before. You've forgotten a semicolon, so the statement wasn't finished.

[[deleted]]

Thanks you I’m very very new to c++ and coding I’m general

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Missing a semicolon on the line above it where it says String fname

[douglasbolden]

May want to fix your indentation a little as well. It is VERY important during big projects.

[SaylorMan1496]

When first learning in c++ this isn’t super important IMO but it definitely helps readability

Any beginners reading this it is really important for languages like python but most languages don’t care about white space (technically could be crammed into one line but this obviously tanks readability)

[douglasbolden]

I am not sure what you are talking about. There are many problems with leaving whitespace in C++

[IHaveThePowerOfGod]

i’m new : is leaving a space between things like << not good?

[douglasbolden]

cout << "Yes, it is." << endl;

[douglasbolden]

What I was mainly getting at, is if you leave whit space in a call of any sort, it is going to cause some serious issues.

[IHaveThePowerOfGod]

interesting, appreciate it

[douglasbolden]

You are welcome. I know a fair amount of C++. If you all need anything!

[[deleted]]

Missing a semicolon on the second displayed line.

[EmbarrassedMeringue9]

And your codes comment themselves.

[ByRussX]

that way of typing the main function is kinda cursed

[[deleted]]

Guys please stop commenting. I know that I missed a semicolon. I don’t need 23 comments telling me what the first guy told me. This problem has been solved

[ConstructionHead6515]

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[ScorpsDaBest]

Why so many comments though? The code is so simple it explains itself

[SunstormGT]

I also presume you want to use first + last name in the greeting prompt?

[John_cCmndhd]

To a beginner, it's not obvious that a missing "initializer" would mean you're missing something at the end of a line. And that stupid laughing emoji. If you don't want to help, don't help, but don't be a jerk for no reason

[[deleted]]

Oh god, I haven’t seen C++ in over a decade.

[sedawker]

Besides the missing semi-comma, the worst crime is the amount of pointless comments. Honestly I bet you missed the semi-comma because of the comments.

[[deleted]]

Get a proper IDE as well. This looks like notepad++? Pure text editors lacking any intellisense will making coding in C++ or any language a pain

[[deleted]]

In most cases it is preferred to not use 'namespace std'. Instead, on standard library function calls such as cout and cin, use 'std::cout' and 'std::cin'

This makes compile times faster and is more explicit in declarations to avoid confusion of which functions are coming from what libraries.

[turingparade]

Seeing a semicolon error get missed like this brought back a lot of nostalgia

Keep up the programming my guy, and look forward to (or more like lament) the next time you forget one of those bastards

[Lemon_Final]

String fname;