Getting an error error: expected identifier or '(' {

Question

#include <stdio.h>
#include <cs50.h>

int main(void)

int h;
{
do
{  
    printf("Height: ");
    int h = GetInt();
}
while (h < 1 || h > 23);
}

clang -ggdb3 -O0 -std=c11 -Wall -Werror -Wshadow mario.c -lcs50 -lm -o mario mario.c:7:1: error: expected identifier or '(' { ^ 1 error generated.

error: expected ';' after top level declarator int main(void)

                                             ^
                                             ;

This error appears when I attempt to run it. I know there isn't suppose to be a semicolon after int main(void), but when it wasn't there it prompted me to add one. I have looked at similar posts and tried to use the solutions that were given to them but it did not work. If anyone can help me it would be very much appreciated. Thank you in advance!

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Answer 1

Simply put, you're missing a pair of curly braces. The correct form of main() is this:

int main(void)
{
    // all of the program code for main goes between these curly braces.
}

The curly braces set the beginning and end of main().

At this level, the compiler assumes that you know the basic form and is assuming the problem is something more complex when it isn't. The compiler thinks that the main() declaration is a function signature, not the actual amin() program, and is looking for a semicolon to close the signature (something you'll learn about later.)

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