Noob having trouble storing strings

[wiramu]

Hi,
Im doing this tutorial that was made for a slightly different program (im using MS Visual Studio) and my code doesn't work:
I can't store stuff in a string!

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

using namespace std;


string name = "";  // " " means an empty string! ;D

int main(void)
{
	cout<< "What is your name?\n";
	cin>> name;
	cout<< "Hello " << name.c_str();
return 0;
}

I don't know where I have gone wrong/what is wrong with MS VS

Any ideas??

[joshdick]

You haven't used <sstream>.

Don't use global variables.

I'm fairly certain you don't need to use the c_str() function for that.

Most importantly, what is your compiler telling you? You should learn to understand compiler error messages, and we'll be better able to help you if we know the error.

[XSquared]

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

<string> and <string.h> are two completely different things. <string> contains the C++ string class, whereas <string.h> contains the C-string functions.

[wiramu]

I haven't used <sstream>?!
How do I use it?!

What are global variables?

The compiler's error message says that it isn't a valid right-hand operator (totally of topic)!

thanks anyway

[wiramu]

I got rid of the ".h" in #include <string.h> but still comes up with the error:

error C2679: binary '>>' : no operator found which takes a right-hand operand of type 'std::string' (or there is no acceptable conversion)

[XSquared]

Change <iostream.h> to <iostream>.

[wiramu]

Thanks xSquared
it Works!

Some day I wish to be as leet as you.....

ps thanx joshdick