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    Comparing strings

    Does anyone know how to compare string[i] with a letter, say "x" in a for loop? I've tried to do this:
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    if (string[i] == "x"){}
    But my compiler says: ISO C++ forbids comparison between pointer and integer. i is defined as int i = 0 and string is a C++ style string. Any help would be nice.
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    Single characters go between single quotes.

    Code:
    if (string[i] == 'x') {}

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    Of course! Thank you some much, such a simple mistake!
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