expected primary expression before... Uint character question.

RHLinuxGUY · 05-12-2006, 01:13 AM

I have been having problems with the following code:

Code:

				
RndHist = Random;
printf("\nFIGHT!\n");
text[] = "Fight"; //text[] is actualy: Uint16 text[250];
display_font(225, 420, 16, 0, 0, 0);

when I compile it using my make file it spews out this error:

Code:

george@georgescomp1:~/cfiles/George Lair/050606$ make
g++ -c `sdl-config --cflags` main.cpp
main.cpp: In function ‘void FightChk()’:
main.cpp:95: error: expected primary-expression before ‘]’ token
make: *** [main.o] Error 1
george@georgescomp1:~/cfiles/George Lair/050606$

I have tried the following (the ones that are coming to mind):

text[] = {'F','i','g','h','t','\0'};
text[250] = {'F','i','g','h','t','\0'};
text[250] = "Fight";

Does this have to do with Uint16? I could not get a straight to the point answer online through google or yahoo, or at cplusplus.com or cprogramming.com. Uint16 is needed in the SDL_ttf function TTF_RenderUNICODE_Solid(font,text,color). I could probably easily use another function, but I would like to see what is going wrong with this before I move on. I have another question regarding this but I have to hit the sack and also I'm in a fog so it is not coming to mind how I phrase the question. I'll get back this tommarow.(051106)

PS: If this question was too vague, such as not enough information or if I contradict myself or etc in any way, please tell me so I can fix the problem. I do not like retarded threads/posts, but I do what I hate at times and I like to correct them.

graemef · 05-12-2006, 05:46 AM

If you wish to use an initialiser then you need to do it when text is declared, although why your are using Uint16 rather than a char I don't know?

char text[] = "I need to be defined here";

but if you try to do the following:
char text;
text[10];
you'll get an error because statement 1 says text is a single character, whilst statement 2 contradicts that by trying to say that it is an array of characters.

RHLinuxGUY · 05-12-2006, 09:38 AM

The reason why I use Uint16 is because TTF_RenderUNICODE_Solid requires it as one of its arguements, which is where you input text.

graemef · 05-12-2006, 12:08 PM

Okay but to assign the values you need to do it one at a time:

text[0] = 'F';
text[1] = 'l';
text[2] = 'i';
text[3] = 'g';
text[4] = 'h';
text[5] = 't';
text[6] = '\0';