structures

[ankit4284]

why cant we initialise a member variable inside a structure or a class?

[archonmagnus]

You can, but it has to be inside of a constructor. Try the following:

[code=cpp]
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

struct XYZZY
{
double foo, bar;

// Here's the constructor
XYZZY()
{
foo = 2.718281828;
bar = 1.618;
}
// Here's the destructor
~XYZZY(){};
} xyzzy;

int main (void)
{
cout<<"Foo = "<<xyzzy.foo<<e ndl
<<"Bar = "<<xyzzy.bar<<e ndl;

return;
}
[/code]

In this example, you've initialized the values of foo and bar inside the constructor within the struct XYZZY. If I understand your inquiry right, that should help.

[gpraghuram]

why cant we initialise a member variable inside a structure or a class?

You have to use the constructor to do this and i think thats the only way to initialize the member.

Raghu