Simple class embedding question

From:
hexusnexus@gmail.com
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:08:41 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID:
<5c462fd2-a89a-465f-9436-c1bceb09d91c@1g2000prf.googlegroups.com>
Hi. I just downloaded Visual C++ Express, and I converted my C code
to C++. The problem I'm having is that I'm declaring a new class
instance inside another class definition, and I can't get access to
the data. Actually, I'm using structs, but they're only default public
classes anyway, so I know at least that it can't be a problem with
protected or private.

Here's a snippet of the code:

/****germanwhist.h*****/

struct Hand
{
    Card cards[13];
    int length;
    Hand()
    {
        length=0;
    }
    bool operator! ()
    {
        int i;
        bool j;
        for (i=0; i < Len(); i++)
        {
            if (cards[i].raw==-1)
            {
                    j=true;
                    break;
            }
            if (j==true) return true;
            else return false;
        }
    }
    Card pull(int pos=0)
    {
        Card temp;
        temp = cards[0];
        cards[0] = Card();
        length--;
        return temp;
    }
    Card pullName(string name)
    {
        Card pulled;
        for (int i=0; i < Len(); i++)
        {
            if (cards[i].name==name)
            {
                pulled=pull(i);
                break;
            }
        }
        return pulled;
    }
    void put(Card crd)
    {
        cards[length] = crd;
        length++;
    }
    Card* inSuit(Card trump)
    {
        Card temp[13];
        for (int i=0; i < Len(); i++)
            if (cards[i].s==trump.s) temp[i]=cards[i];
        return temp;

    }
    Card* notinSuit(Card trump)
    {
        Card temp[13];
        for (int i=0; i < Len(); i++)
            if (cards[i].s!=trump.s)
                temp[i]=cards[i];
        return temp;
    }
    Card* allSuits()
    {
        return cards;
    }
    void organize(Card trump)
    {
        Card temp;
        int i, j, k, l, m, begin, end;
        for (i=0; i<Len(); i++)
        {
            for (j=0; j<Len()-1; j++)
            {
                if (cards[j].raw > cards[j+1].raw)
                {
                temp = cards[j+1];
                cards[j+1] = cards[j];
                cards[j] = temp;
                }
            }
        }

        //move trumps to top
        for (i=Len()-1; i>-1; i--)
            if (cards[i].s == trump.s) break;

            end = i;
            if (end<0) end=0;

        for (i=end; i>-1; i--)
            if (cards[i].s != trump.s) break;

            begin = i;

            m=Len()-1;
        for (j=end; j > begin; j--)
        {
            l=0;
            k=j;
            while (true)
            {
                l=k+1;
                if (l > m) break;
                temp = cards[l];
                cards[l] = cards[k];
                cards[k] = temp;
                k=l;
            }
            m--;
        }
        //move negative (null) cards to the top to be ignored
        if (Len()<13)
        {
            for (i=0; i<Len(); i++)
            {
                for (j=0; j<Len()-1; j++)
                {
                    if (!cards[j])
                    {
                        temp = cards[j+1];
                        cards[j+1] = cards[j];
                        cards[j] = temp;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    int Len()
    {
        return length;
    }
};

struct Player
{
    Hand hand;
    string name;
    int tricks;
    Player(string nname)
    {
        name = nname;
        tricks = 0;
    }
    void receiveCard(Card crd)
    {
        hand.put(crd);
    }
    void wonTrick()
    {
        tricks++;
    }
    void organize(Card trump)
    {
        hand.organize(trump);
    }
    int Len()
    {
        return hand.length;
    }
};

****germanwhist.cpp****
int main()
{
                Player player("Player");
                ... //add cards to player hand
                cout << .player.Len() << endl;
    system("pause");
    return 0;
}

//player.Len() should return the number of cards in the player hand.
But it always returns 0. I've searched
//throughout the code and I can't seem to find any answers. Anybody
have any ideas?

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