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is a community of 4.7 million programmers, just like you, helping each other. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign up error C2143: syntax error error c2143 c++ : missing ';' before 'type' up vote 11 down vote favorite 1 I am new to programming C.. please tell me what is wrong with this program, and why I am getting this error: error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before 'type'.... error 1 error c2143 syntax error missing before extern void func(); int main(int argc, char ** argv){ func(); int i=1; for(;i<=5; i++) { register int number = 7; printf("number is %d\n", number++); } getch(); } c visual-studio-2010 share|improve this question asked Mar 29 '13 at 4:10 eLg 1062317 1 I haven't used visual in at least 8 years, but does Visual's limited C compiler support allow mixed code and variables? Is the line of the error on the declaration for int i=1; ?? Try moving it above the call to func(); Also, I would
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use extern void func(void); –Randy Howard Mar 29 '13 at 4:14 You're not showing the full code. The snipped in question is fine and should not produce any syntax errors. –Ionic Mar 29 '13 at 4:16 1 @RandyHoward: I believe that's the problem: Visual C doesn't permit mixing declarations and statements, a feature added to C by the 1999 ISO standard, which Visual Studio doesn't support. You should post that as an answer. –Keith Thompson Mar 29 '13 at 4:16 1 @RandyHoward: Not returning a value from main() isn't illegal. In C89/C90, it returns a undefined status to the environment. In C99, it's equivalent to return 0;. –Keith Thompson Mar 29 '13 at 4:20 1 It would be clearer to do the initial assignment to i in the for loop: int i; for (i = 1; i <= 5; i ++) .... (You could declare it there as well if MS supported C99.) –Keith Thompson Mar 29 '13 at 4:21 | show 4 more comments 3 Answers 3 active oldest votes up vote 19 down vote accepted I haven't used visual in at least 8 years, but it seems that Visual's limited C compiler support does not allow mixed code and variables. Is the line of the error on the declaration for int i=1; ?? Try moving it above the call to func(); Also, I would use extern void func(void); share|improve this answer answered Mar 29 '13 at 4:18 Randy Howard 1,798620 add a comment| up vote 18 down vote Visual Studio only supp
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other. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign up Syntax error : missing ';' before 'type' up vote 20 down vote favorite 2 So i have this error: Error 3 error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15697190/error-c2143-syntax-error-missing-before-type 'type' g:\lel\tommy\tommy\tommy.c 34 tommy from this block of code: #include
Programming Boards C Programming C in Visual Studio 2010, simple code fails Getting started with C or C++ | C Tutorial | C++ http://cboard.cprogramming.com/c-programming/128177-c-visual-studio-2010-simple-code-fails.html Tutorial | C and C++ FAQ | Get a compiler | Fixes for https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/8cebbef1-b41b-4aa3-86b4-bdb8316b77de/error-c2143-syntax-error-missing-before-type?forum=vcgeneral common problems Thread: C in Visual Studio 2010, simple code fails Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page… Subscribe to this Thread… Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode 06-30-2010 #1 Jaymond Flurrie View Profile View Forum Posts Registered User Join Date Jun 2010 Posts 19 syntax error C in Visual Studio 2010, simple code fails So, first of all, could someone give me a very short tutorial how to program C in Visual Studio 2010? I have this code, a direct copy from a book: Code: #include
Studio Languages , Windows Desktop Development > Visual C++ Question 0 Sign in to vote Hi all, I'm trying to build Win32 application with C source file. And build fails with error above on every loop which looks like: for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++) I know that I can put int declaration at the beginning of function and everything will be ok, but I have hundreds of such loops - is there any way to tell the compiler it should understand this syntax (i.e. in C files, in CPP it seems to work) SettingsCompile as C Code (/TC) property does not help. Friday, July 15, 2011 10:48 PM Reply | Quote Answers 0 Sign in to vote VC's C compiler is only C90 compliant. That means that all variables have to be declared at the start of the function and you couldn't define the loop variable as part of the loop itself. Defining a variable inside the for loop was added to C99. So the only way to get this to work is to compile it as C++, which I am guessing you don't want. But compiling this with VC in C mode, you can't do what you want.This is a signature Any samples given are not meant to have error checking or show best practices. They are meant to just illustrate a point. I may also give inefficient code or introduce some problems to discourage copy/paste coding. This is because the major point of my posts is to aid in the learning process. Visit my (not very good) blog at http://ccprogramming.wordpress.com/ Marked as answer by oldlamer Saturday, July 16, 2011 7:52 AM Friday, July 15, 2011 11:39 PM Reply | Quote Microsoft is conducting an online survey to understand your opinion of the Msdn Web site. If you choose to participate, the online survey will be presented to you when you leave the Msdn Web site.Would you like to participate? Privacy statement Dev Centers Windows Office More... Related Sites Visual Studio Visual Studio Integrate VSIP Program Microsoft .NET Microsoft Azure Connect Forums Blog Facebook LinkedIn Stack Overflow Twitter Visual Studio Events YouTube Developer Resources Code samples Documentation Downloads Products & extensions for Visual Studio REST APIs Testing tools for web developers Videos and tutorials Virtual Labs United States (English) © 2016 Microsoft Terms of Use Trademarks Privacy Statement Site Feedback