Thread: Garbbage in the variable

Originally Posted by Elysia

Then why are you using C?

Um! It looks like I need more help than I thought.
Please point me in the right direction so that I can learn the
correct way of C++ programming for a GUI or Windows... Will appreciate it - a lot!

He probably means you should use the std::string class to do whatever you are doing. It makes things easier.

Code:

std::string bucket("hello world");
bucket.insert(6, "sick, sad ");
std::cout <<'\'' << bucket << '\'' << std::endl;

See? There is a starting tutorial over here: Cprogramming.com - C++ Standard Library - String Class. That said, it wasn't really wrong of you to learn character arrays first. People have different approaches to learning C++. But std::string is basically the preferred type.

Originally Posted by whiteflags

There is a starting tutorial over here: Cprogramming.com - C++ Standard Library - String Class.

To delete an entire string, you could use
str.erase(0, str.length());

I like this part... wiping a string...

Code:

using namespace std::string cup;
.
.
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cup.erase( 0, cup.length() );
.
.
.

Is that correct?
With std::string may help avoid getting garbage into the cup variable... amazing! Awhile ago I could not grasp
the concept behind std::xxxxxxx ... I take it that I am ready now... Do you have any links to sample code of
simple programs designed for windows?

Thank you Whiteflags, and Elysia... looking forward not being a C+ programmer.... hehehe