Thread: strings and char's

Wrong way to do it. Use one of the string functions, like this one:

http://www.cppreference.com/cppstring/find.html

Just to let you know: there is nothing wrong in comparing a character in a string returned by [] operators with another character. And from the code posted, I couldn't deduce if string::find is or isn't appropriate.

The problem is elsewhere: may-be that you have a misspelling meDeque-myDeque.

It is also very unlikely that the compiler would say: "Line 42: [Error] I don't like it". Reading, thinking about and posting (if you can't figure it out) what the compiler says is pretty important.

Use the code tags for code next time.

Perhaps I shouldn't have said it's wrong per se. You are correct that it can be done, and produce the same results.

I would argue, though, that the string functions, such as find(), would be better appropriate for telling you where, if at all, a given substring is located inside the current string. These functions are safer to use since you won't run the risk of writing the loop incorrectly. Besides all of that, you don't have to reinvent the wheel if you use the functions provided.