Defining a pointer to a list in C++

Question

I'm new at C++ programming and I'm having troubles trying to define a pointer to a list. This is the code I'm trying to use:

list<int>* pl;

The error:

/home/julian/Proyectos Code::Blocks/pruebas/main.cpp|17|error: expected type-specifier before ‘list’|

Is it posible to define a pointer to a list? I need to have a function that returns a pointer to a list.

Thank you very much

Answer 1

You have to include the list header and qualify the name list:

#include <list>

std::list<int> *p;

Alternatively:

using std::list;
list<int> *p;

Answer 2

list resides in std namespace. So try doing -

std::list<int>* pl; 

Answer 3

Try the following:

std::list<int>* pl;