error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'vertices'
c++, directx
Solution
error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'vertices'
Usually this error occurs when what's before the identifier isn't known to the compiler. In your case that means the compiler hasn't seen `SimpleVertex` yet.
Problem
I would usually search for this error. But in VS C++ Express, this error comes up for just about every mistake you do. Any how I recieve this error below ``` error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'vertices' ``` everytime I add the following code at the top of my document ``` // Create vertex buffer SimpleVertex vertices[] = { D3DXVECTOR3( 0.0f, 0.5f, 0.5f ), D3DXVECTOR3( 0.5f, -0.5f, 0.5f ), D3DXVECTOR3( -0.5f, -0.5f, 0.5f ), }; ``` below is the code in it's entirety. Cant figure out whats wrong. thanks [EDIT] ``` // include the basic windows header file #include "D3Dapp.h" class MyGame: public D3Dapp { public: bool Init3d(); }; MyGame game; struct SimpleVertex { D3DXVECTOR3 Pos; // Position }; // the entry point for any Windows program int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine, int nCmdShow) { game.InitWindow(hInstance , nCmdShow); return game.Run(); } bool MyGame::Init3d() { D3Dapp::Init3d(); // Create vertex buffer SimpleVertex vertices[] = { D3DXVECTOR3( 0.0f, 0.5f, 0.5f ), D3DXVECTOR3( 0.5f, -0.5f, 0.5f ), D3DXVECTOR3( -0.5f, -0.5f, 0.5f ), } return true; } ``` new error ``` 1>c:\users\numerical25\desktop\intro todirectx\msdntutorials\tutorial0\tutorial\tutorial\main.cpp(14) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'Pos' ```