Thread: Why not debugging?

It says

Code:

main.cpp:15:26: error: invalid conversion from ‘char’ to ‘std::basic_istream::char_type* {aka char*}’ [-fpermissive]     cin.get(buffer2, SIZE);

Code:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;


int main(){
    
    const int SIZE{80};
    char buffer1{SIZE};
    char buffer2{SIZE};
    
    cout << "Enter a sentence:\n";
    cin >> buffer1;
    
    cout << "\nThe string read with cin was:\n"  << buffer1  << "\n\n";
    
    cin.get(buffer2, SIZE);
    
    cout  << "The string read with cin.get was:\n"  << buffer2  << endl;
}

Perhaps you meant to create buffer1 and buffer2 as C-strings instead of as single characters?

Lines 8 and 9 are creating single characters with the initial value of 80, not C-strings with a size of 80.

Right, it was

Code:

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Originally Posted by jimblumberg

Perhaps you meant to create buffer1 and buffer2 as C-strings instead of as single characters?

Lines 8 and 9 are creating single characters with the initial value of 80, not C-strings with a size of 80.

I'd also suggest you start using C++ strings instead of the C-strings as a C++ string is much safer, and IMO easier to use.

Originally Posted by jimblumberg

I'd also suggest you start using C++ strings instead of the C-strings as a C++ string is much safer, and IMO easier to use.

Ok, thank you. I really appreciate it.