hi guys, im trying to do some comparison but the compiler keeps telling me i cant make pointers from integer. can anyone tell me what i did wrong please? thanks.
regards,Code:char* line; line = readline("enter somethin"); if(strcmp(line[strlen(line)], "b") == 0 ) { }
cstudent
is a char - which the compiler interprets as an integer, since it's definitely not a pointer. Also, it is guaranteed to be not equal to "b", since it's the last character of the string, which as long as strlen() itself is not broken, always zero.Code:line[strlen(line)]
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Mats
Compilers can produce warnings - make the compiler programmers happy: Use them!
Please don't PM me for help - and no, I don't do help over instant messengers.
Strings are always arrays (which can only be passed as pointers to another function[1]), because even an empty string is 1 byte and even a string with one character such as "a" is 2 bytes. That's why it expects a pointer to your string, and not a char.
[1] Intrigued? Read more here: http://cpwiki.sourceforge.net/A_pointer_on_pointers
Originally Posted by Adak
great thanks. i figure i would just do a normal comparison instead of using strcmp
