Thread: strcmp() error when compiling need help

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    strcmp() error when compiling need help

    I am just trying to compile a simple string compare program and it will not work. I am using g++ and here is the error


    strcomp.cpp: In function `int main (...)':
    strcomp.cpp:10: no matching function for call to `basic_string<char,
    string_char_traits<char>, __default_alloc_template<true, 0> >::strcmp
    (char *&, const char[3])'

    And here is the code:

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <string>
    
    void main()
    {
            char *vari;
            cout << "Type up: ";
            cin >> vari;
            string stri;
            if(stri.strcmp(vari,"up")==0)
            {
                    cout << "\nGood\n";
            }
            else
            {
                    cout << "\nBad\n";
                    cout << "You entered " << vari << endl;
            }
            return 0;
    
    }

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    Here's a little spiffing up I did.

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <string>
    
    int main()//should be int main
    {
            char *vari;
            cout << "Type up: ";
            cin >> vari;
            //string stri; commented out because not needed
            if(strcmp(vari,"up")==0)//removed stri. because not correct
            {
                    cout << "\nGood\n";
            }
            else
            {
                    cout << "\nBad\n";
                    cout << "You entered " << vari << endl;
            }
            return 0;
    
    }

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    That worked thanks

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    char *vari;
    cout << "Type up: ";
    cin >> vari;



    This will crash sooner or later. You need to reserve actual space, not only a pointer to that space. Make vari an array of char that's large enough to hold the sentence.
    hth
    -nv

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