So I have this class with a private data member:

const Floor* const destFloor;


I need to initialize f, which I'm trying to do in the constructor
initializer list:

Rider::Rider(const Floor& f)
:destFloor(f)
{
}

Here's my error message:

Rider.cpp(17) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from 'const
Floor' to 'const Floor *const '

How do I initialize destFloor?

Best Regards,
--Hank Stalica

"Hank stalica" <me@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> So I have this class with a private data member:
>
> const Floor* const destFloor;
>
>
> I need to initialize f, which I'm trying to do in the constructor
> initializer list:
>
> Rider::Rider(const Floor& f)
> :destFloor(f)

: destFloor(&f)

> {
> }
>
> Here's my error message:
>
> Rider.cpp(17) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from 'const
> Floor' to 'const Floor *const '
>
> How do I initialize destFloor?
>
> Best Regards,
> --Hank Stalica

Hank stalica wrote:

> So I have this class with a private data member:
>
> const Floor* const destFloor;
>
>
> I need to initialize f, which I'm trying to do in the constructor
> initializer list:
>
> Rider::Rider(const Floor& f)
> :destFloor(f)
> {
> }
>
> Here's my error message:
>
> Rider.cpp(17) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from 'const
> Floor' to 'const Floor *const '

Well, that's right. You can't initialize a pointer with a reference to the
object.

> How do I initialize destFloor?

Take the address:

Rider::Rider(const Floor& f)
:destFloor(&f)
{
}

Or just make your member a reference, too. Since you chose to make your
pointer const, you can't let it point to anything else later anyway.

Thanks, Jim.
I actually figured that out shortly after posting.
Basically, it was one of those things I knew but it was under my nose.

Thanks.

Jim Langston wrote:
> "Hank stalica" <me@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:69OdnSPz-J1iJY_anZ2dnUVZ_hSdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>> So I have this class with a private data member:
>>
>> const Floor* const destFloor;
>>
>>
>> I need to initialize f, which I'm trying to do in the constructor
>> initializer list:
>>
>> Rider::Rider(const Floor& f)
>> :destFloor(f)
>
> : destFloor(&f)
>
>> {
>> }
>>
>> Here's my error message:
>>
>> Rider.cpp(17) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from 'const
>> Floor' to 'const Floor *const '
>>
>> How do I initialize destFloor?
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> --Hank Stalica
>
>