help with chars...

hi all,

i was just wondering if it was posible to create a char with a name enter by the user e.g.

if the user enters 'welcome' it will create a char called 'welcome' for example

Code:

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char name_entered_by_user[255]

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thx for any help just ask if ur not clear on what i mean :)

Nope, not possible with C++ as you want it. However, you can kind of fake it with a map

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <map>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    map<string, string> strings;

    // Assume the names are entered interactively ;)
    strings["beep"] = "Beep!";
    strings["boop"] = "Boop!";
    strings["snic"] = "Snickerdoodle!";

    map<string, string>::iterator i;
    for (i = strings.begin(); i != strings.end(); ++i)
        cout<< i->second <<endl;
}

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