Thread: concatenate an integer to a string?

Look at the prototype for strcat. It wants a string, not a number for the second argument. You can't just place whatever you feel like for any argument to any function. You have to pass what it expects you to pass it.

That being said, if you insist on using the older C style functions, consider using sprintf. Or just use the string class.


Quzah.

Using a string/stringstream combo:

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>

int main()
{
    std::stringstream sstr;
    int value = 5;

    // Insert text/integer into stringstream
    sstr << "The value is: " << value;

    // Convert stringstream into string
    std::string str = sstr.str();

    // Output string
    std::cout << str << std::endl;

    return 0;
}

Should output:

Code:

The value is: 5