“Y does not name a type” error in C++

Question

I don\'t know what to search to find an explanation for this, so I am asking.
I have this code which reports error:

struct Settings{
    int width;
    i         


        

Answer 1

You cannot put assignments outside the context of a function in C++. If you're puzzled by the fact that you sometimes saw the = symbol being used outside the context of a function, such as:

int x = 42; // <== THIS IS NOT AN ASSIGNMENT!

int main()
{
    // ...
}

That's because the = symbol can be used for initialization as well. In your example, you are not initializing the data members width and height, you are assigning a value to them.