Thread: noob question: how do i state a variable is a string?

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    noob question: how do i state a variable is a string?

    title is question... and if you want to be really helpfull can you tell me what some other ones are that are usefull
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    You have to bring the string code into your program, so up at the top put:

    Code:
    #include <string>
    
    using std::string;
    And thenwhen you need a string just use it as a type, a la:

    Code:
    string thisIsAString = "Isn't it lovely?";

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    thanx, that helps but i also am wondering, like i stat an integer with
    int variable name = name;
    but how would i say its not just a number but that its a full word (no spaces) and then whats the other thing for stating that it does have spaces?..
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    I'm new to programming but isn't a space considered a character.

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    An int is a numeric data type. It holds numbers.

    If you want a word, you will need to use a variable of type string, which is the data type for strings.

    Code:
    int foo = 756 // Good, int is a number
    
    foo = "Hello there" // BAD - variables of type int are for numbers
    
    string bar = "This is my string" // Good, string held in string variable
    
    bar = "4532" // Works, but stores the string representation, NOT then numeric value.

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    thanx a bunch dude, thats exactly what i need!
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