How do I fix a "Expected Primary-expression before ')' token" error?

Question

Here is my code. I keep getting this error:

error: expected primary-expression before ')' token

Anyone have any ideas how to fix this?

void showInventory(player& obj) {   // By Johnny :D
for(int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
    std::cout << "\nINVENTORY:\n" + obj.getItem(i);
    i++;
    std::cout << "\t\t\t" + obj.getItem(i) + "\n";
    i++;
}
}

std::string toDo() //BY KEATON
{
std::string commands[5] =   // This is the valid list of commands.
    {"help", "inv"};

std::string ans;
std::cout << "\nWhat do you wish to do?\n>> ";
std::cin >> ans;

if(ans == commands[0]) {
    helpMenu();
    return NULL;
}
else if(ans == commands[1]) {
    showInventory(player);     // I get the error here.
    return NULL;
}

}

Answer 1

showInventory(player); is passing a type as parameter. That's illegal, you need to pass an object.

For example, something like:

player p;
showInventory(p);  

I'm guessing you have something like this:

int main()
{
   player player;
   toDo();
}

which is awful. First, don't name the object the same as your type. Second, in order for the object to be visible inside the function, you'll need to pass it as parameter:

int main()
{
   player p;
   toDo(p);
}

and

std::string toDo(player& p) 
{
    //....
    showInventory(p);
    //....
}

Answer 2

showInventory(player);     // I get the error here.

void showInventory(player& obj) {   // By Johnny :D

this means that player is an datatype and showInventory expect an referance to an variable of type player.

so the correct code will be

  void showInventory(player& obj) {   // By Johnny :D
    for(int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
        std::cout << "\nINVENTORY:\n" + obj.getItem(i);
        i++;
        std::cout << "\t\t\t" + obj.getItem(i) + "\n";
        i++;
    }
    }

players myPlayers[10];

    std::string toDo() //BY KEATON
    {
    std::string commands[5] =   // This is the valid list of commands.
        {"help", "inv"};

    std::string ans;
    std::cout << "\nWhat do you wish to do?\n>> ";
    std::cin >> ans;

    if(ans == commands[0]) {
        helpMenu();
        return NULL;
    }
    else if(ans == commands[1]) {
        showInventory(myPlayers[0]);     // or any other index,also is not necessary to have an array
        return NULL;
    }

}