Thread: Compiler Errors with Getline()

im getting the following error with this bit of code;

getline(cin,Customers[Number_of_Customers].Addresstwo,'\n');

201 d:\comput~1.cpp
no matching function for call to `getline (_IO_istream_withassign &, char[15], char)'

i have mixed cin >> with Getline() and am planning on changing them all to Getline() but shouldnt it still compile as the syntax is still correct?

thanks,

Originally Posted by Prelude

>no matching function for call to `getline (_IO_istream_withassign &, char[15], char)'
You're using the wrong getline, or the wrong type. To use getline with a C-style string, there's a member function of cin that does it:

Code:

cin.getline ( Customers[Number_of_Customers].Addresstwo, sizeof Customers[Number_of_Customers].Addresstwo );

The getline you're using is defined as a non-member function in the <string> header to support the string class.

thanks Prelude, ive implemented your solution into my program, "Functions not working" thread.

I would just use the string class completely and use the string version of getline everywhere instead.