Could use some help

[stinkipete]

Hi,

I'm quite new to C/C++ programming, and I'm having some problems when trying to create variables of type string.

Here's a little example code:

#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
      string myString = "This is my string."
      cout << myString

      system("PAUSE");
      return 0;
}

Now, previously I've been using Dev-C++ 5 beta as my IDE, but after numerous problems I decided to roll back to version 4, and all my previous problems have gone. I've also tried MS Visual C++ (Express), but it wasn't right for the relatively small progs I'm making at the moment.

With version 4, the only problem I've encountered so far is that the compiler doesn't seem to want to accept "string" as a data type. Any ideas of what I can do or what the problem may be?


I'm using Bloodshed Dev-C++ as my IDE, which comes with Mingw as the compiler.
I'm running XP, and my compilation errors are:

`string' undeclared (first use this function) (line 7)
parse error before `=' (line 7)

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your time.

[Mario F.]

You need to #include <string>

also, replace iostream.h and stdlib.h for <iostream> and <stdlib>. These are the standard C++ headers.

EDIT: And you are missing a semi-colon after cout << myString and the string declaration.

[laserlight]

also, replace iostream.h and stdlib.h for <iostream> and <stdlib>. These are the standard C++ headers.

<stdlib> should be <cstdlib>

[stinkipete]

Oh yeah cheers for that.

The compiler gave a new error when I removed the .h from stdlib. I can go into my include directory and rename it without the extension, but I've done that before with undesired results.

I put the .h back in, added what you said, and it works. Thanks a lot.

EDIT: Ah, thanks laserlight. Now when I remove the .h it works too.

[iMalc]

The compiler gave a new error when I removed the .h from stdlib. I can go into my include directory and rename it without the extension, but I've done that before with undesired results.

Never do that! You shouldn't ever touch those files. In fact it might be safer to make them all read-only just in case.

[stinkipete]

Never do that! You shouldn't ever touch those files. In fact it might be safer to make them all read-only just in case.

Thanks for the heads up. When I did that last time I backed up first. I'm not that stupid

[swgh]

Strange that you had to revert back to version 4 of dev. I still have v5 and think its ok to use for small test programs. The only error that really bugs me is the bug with using the indirection operator when im using pointers. Apart from that its genrally ok. There have been many discussions on these boards about how bugged Dev can be, so Im not openning up a new debate about it now