Thread: help with this code

here s this code which cause 4 errors in DevC++ and 19 errors in VC++ its all about assign values to character array through pointers

Code:

#include <iostream.h>
#include <string.h>

     class String
     {
        public:
           // constructors
           String();
            String(const char *const);
           String(const String &);
          ~String();

          // overloaded operators
          char & operator[](int offset);
          char operator[](int offset) const;
          String operator+(const String&);
          void operator+=(const String&);
          String & operator= (const String &);

          // General accessors
          int GetLen()const { return itsLen; }
          const char * GetString() const { return itsString; }
          // static int ConstructorCount;

       private:
          String (int);         // private constructor
          char * itsString;
          unsigned short itsLen;

    };

    // default constructor creates string of 0 bytes
    String::String()
    {
       itsString = new char[1];
       itsString[] = `\0';   // first error ------------------(Err 1)
       itsLen=0;
       // cout << "\tDefault string constructor\n";
       // ConstructorCount++;
    }

    // private (helper) constructor, used only by
    // class methods for creating a new string of
    // required size.  Null filled.
    String::String(int len)
    {
       itsString = new char[len+1];
       for (int i = 0; i<=len; i++)
          itsString[i] = `\0';        //----------------------Err(2)
       itsLen=len;
      // cout << "\tString(int) constructor\n";
      // ConstructorCount++;
    }

    // Converts a character array to a String
    String::String(const char * const cString)
    {
       itsLen = strlen(cString);
       itsString = new char[itsLen+1];
       for (int i = 0; i<itsLen; i++)
          itsString[i] = cString[i];
       itsString[itsLen]='\0';
       // cout << "\tString(char*) constructor\n";
       // ConstructorCount++;
   }

    // copy constructor
    String::String (const String & rhs)
    {
       itsLen=rhs.GetLen();
       itsString = new char[itsLen+1];
       for (int i = 0; i<itsLen;i++)
          itsString[i] = rhs[i];    
       itsString[itsLen] = `\0'; //---------------------------Err (3)
       // cout << "\tString(String&) constructor\n";
       // ConstructorCount++;
    }

    // destructor, frees allocated memory
    String::~String ()
    {
       delete [] itsString;
       itsLen = 0;
       // cout << "\tString destructor\n";
    }

    // operator equals, frees existing memory
    // then copies string and size
    String& String::operator=(const String & rhs)
    {
       if (this == &rhs)
          return *this;
       delete [] itsString;
       itsLen=rhs.GetLen();
       itsString = new char[itsLen+1];
       for (int i = 0; i<itsLen;i++)
         itsString[i] = rhs[i];
       itsString[itsLen] = `\0';// ----------------------Err(4)
       return *this;
      // cout << "\tString operator=\n";
  }

   //non constant offset operator, returns
   // reference to character so it can be
   // changed!
   char & String::operator[](int offset)
   {
      if (offset > itsLen)
        return itsString[itsLen-1];
      else
         return itsString[offset];
   }

  // constant offset operator for use
   // on const objects (see copy constructor!)
   char String::operator[](int offset) const
   {
     if (offset > itsLen)
         return itsString[itsLen-1];
      else
         return itsString[offset];
   }
   // creates a new string by adding current
  // string to rhs
   String String::operator+(const String& rhs)
  {
      int  totalLen = itsLen + rhs.GetLen();
      String temp(totalLen);
      int i, j;
      for (i = 0; i<itsLen; i++)
         temp[i] = itsString[i];
      for (j = 0; j<rhs.GetLen(); j++, i++)
         temp[i] = rhs[j];
      temp[totalLen]='\0';
      return temp;
   }

   // changes current string, returns nothing
   void String::operator+=(const String& rhs)
   {
      unsigned short rhsLen = rhs.GetLen();
      unsigned short totalLen = itsLen + rhsLen;
      String  temp(totalLen);
      for (int i = 0; i<itsLen; i++)
         temp[i] = itsString[i];
      for (int j = 0; j<rhs.GetLen(); j++, i++)
         temp[i] = rhs[i-itsLen];
      temp[totalLen]='\0';
      *this = temp;
   }

 // int String::ConstructorCount = 0;

thanks in advance