If one has to put a string into a character array (and this program
does not seem to have a good reason to do so) then .c_str will work.
char blah[8];
string blah2="Hello";
blah=blah2,c_str();
On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 5:59 PM, shalmezad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ok, let's see if I remember how to do this...
> from the looks of it, you're trying to put a string into a character.
> I'm going to bet that your compiler is really having trouble with the
> line: char mystring = string str("Hello Universe!");
> The problem is, your trying to initialize the variable str at the same
> time you use it, the fix would require you to do 2 lines like so:
> string str = "Hello Universe!";
> char mystring = str[0];
> The reason for the strange second line is the way I normally deal with
> the string<=>char relations, but you may be able to get away with:
> char mystring = str;
> I doubt it though and you may have to use my way mentioned above. Hope
> this helps!
>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I haven't posted here in a while because I have been away from
>> programing. Due to financial constraints, I am not able to attend
>> school at this time. I appreciate everyone bearing with me trying to
>> keep everything fresh. Anyway, I can't compile a simple program that
>> outputs the length of a string with this code. It doesn't compile
>> correctly.
>>
>> //hello.cpp
>> #include <string>
>> #include <iostream>
>>
>> using namespace std;
>>
>> int main()
>> {
>> char mystring = string str("Hello Universe!");
>> cout << "The size of the string " << mystring << "is: " <<
> str.size()
>> << endl;
>> return 0;
>> }
>>
>> However if I eliminate the variable "mystring" it will compile
> without
>> a problem.
>>
>> My questions are:
>>
>> 1)How can I compile the program correctly by declaring a variable
>> "mystring = string str("Hello World!")"?
>>
>> 2)How come this program doesn't compile as I have it written?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>
