what does this error mean

[killerasp]

here is the code that is causing the error

list_of_strings *add_to_list(list_of_strings * start, char dumb[])
{
list_of_strings *tmpptr = start; // (1)
start = new(list_of_strings); // (2)
start -> data = dumb; // (3)<--ERROR HERE
start -> next = tmpptr; // (4)
return start;
}

[C++ Error] hw3start.cpp(48): E2277 Lvalue required

bleh? i stared at it for awhile now and dont know what it means

[ihsir]

put the size of dumb[xxx] then try

[Prelude]

It sounds like start->data is declared as an array yet you are trying to assign a string to it with the assignment operator.

struct test
{
  char data[100];
} static *start;

int main ( void )
{
  char array[] = "This is a test";
  start->data = array; 
  // Won't work, a string cannot be assigned to an array directly
  return 0;
}

#include <string>

struct test
{
  char data[100];
} static *start;

int main ( void )
{
  char array[] = "This is a test";
  strcpy ( start->data, array ); 
  // String data is being copied correctly, this will work
  return 0;
}

-Prelude

[killerasp]

thanks, it worked. now i have to edit so it can count for occurances. YAH!