Error C2079: 'CharCreateobject' uses undefined class 'CharacterCreation' + error C2228: left of '.CharacterRace' must have class/struct/union

Question

I am trying to build a dos mmorpg, and have already ran into a problem that might be very obvious, but I do not see it. Here is my code:

#include <iostream> 
#include <string.h> 
#include <ostream>
#define yes 1
using namespace std;     
class CharacterCreation;

class CharacterAttributes;

int main()
{

CharacterCreation CharCreateobject; 
CharCreateobject.CharacterRace(); 



} 

class CharacterCreation
{

public:
void CharacterRace()
{


    int Race;
    char YesOrNo;
    cout << "Are you sure you would like to make a character? " << endl;
    cin >> YesOrNo;

    cout << "Please enter the number of the race you would like to be " << endl;
    cout << "1. Human" << endl << "2. Elf" << endl << "3. Giant" << endl << "4. Griffon" << endl << "5. Dwarf" << endl << "6. Orc" << endl;
    cin >> Race;
    CharacterAttributes CharAttributObject;
    switch (Race)
    {

    case 1:
        cout << "You are a Human." << endl;

        CharAttributObject.CharHuman();
        break;
    case 2:
        cout << "You are an Elf." << endl;

    case 3:
        cout << "You are a Giant." << endl;

    case 4:
        cout << "You are a Griffon." << endl;

    case 5:
        cout << "You are a Dwarf." << endl;

    case 6:
        cout << "You are an Orc." << endl;

    }



}



};

class CharacterAttributes
{

public:
void CharHuman()
{

    cout << "TEST!" << endl;

}

};

I really don't know what I have done, but I suspect that the errors are wrong. If you could help, please do tell me as it would be appreciated!:) Once again, here is my error:

Error C2079: 'CharCreateobject' uses undefined class 'CharacterCreation'
error C2228: left of '.CharacterRace' must have class/struct/union

I also have two of each of these errors. It looks like this with all errors:

Error C2079: 'CharCreateobject' uses undefined class 'CharacterCreation'     

error C2228: left of '.CharacterRace' must have class/struct/union  

Error   3   error C2079: 'CharAttributObject' uses undefined class 'CharacterAttributes'    

Error   4   error C2228: left of '.CharHuman' must have class/struct/union

You need to define your class before creating instances of it. — melpomene, Sep 27 '15 at 18:05
Are you talking about prototyping it? If so, I already have that. — Dylan Scanlan, Sep 27 '15 at 18:09
You don't have to prototype it. you have to define it. And that is exactly your error: `'CharCreateobject' uses undefined class 'CharacterCreation'` — melpomene, Sep 27 '15 at 18:09
"CharacterCreation" is defined..? It holds "CharacterRace()" in it — Dylan Scanlan, Sep 27 '15 at 18:10
At the point where you use it (`CharacterCreation CharCreateobject;`), it is not defined yet. — melpomene, Sep 27 '15 at 18:11
No (and technically that's not a prototype, it's a class declaration). To create objects of a class, the compiler has to know its size and members, so it must have seen the full definition. — melpomene, Sep 27 '15 at 18:15
Ahhh. I thought the prototype (or class decleration) automatically told the compiler about the classes inside the class. I'm guessing all I have to do is add "void CharacterRace()" as a prototype, right? :D I take that back, it didn't work...Could I have a link to be told what to do? — Dylan Scanlan, Sep 27 '15 at 18:18
I don't think C++ even has the concept of a prototype. In C, a "prototype" is the typed parameter list between `(` and `)` in a function declaration. E.g. `void foo();` (declaration without prototype) and `void bar(void);` (declaration with prototype `void`) — melpomene, Sep 27 '15 at 18:21
You wouldn't mind telling me what to do to fix this, would you? — Dylan Scanlan, Sep 27 '15 at 18:24
How do you fix it? Maybe I'm just being dumb, but it seems like you've pointed out what's wrong but you have told me what to put in..? — Dylan Scanlan, Sep 27 '15 at 18:52
The very first comment: *You need to define your class before creating instances of it.* — melpomene, Sep 27 '15 at 18:52
Yeah, that was the pointing out part, but what do I put in? I've tried a few things...but I really don't know. — Dylan Scanlan, Sep 27 '15 at 18:53
Do you even have an answer or do you just pretend to know what you're doing? — Dylan Scanlan, Sep 27 '15 at 21:31
I don't think you even know what you're talking about. You haven't replied in 21 hours and yet you tell me what's wrong, but not how to fix it....WTF?! — Dylan Scanlan, Sep 28 '15 at 19:09
omfg, am I getting a reply? Pointing me at someone else's question doesn't help me! — Dylan Scanlan, Oct 10 '15 at 20:54

Error C2079: 'CharCreateobject' uses undefined class 'CharacterCreation' + error C2228: left of '.CharacterRace' must have class/struct/union

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