Function for a string

I need to write a function that will take a string and an int and return the string from index int onward.
for ex

Code:

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Line = "Enter a line: ";
WriteString(RetStr(Line,4 ));

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//Should return er a line:


//and below is the function

Code:

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AnsiString RetStr(AnsiString Str, int Start)
{    int ill;
      ill=1;
      char temp;
      while (Start!=Length(Str))
      {
          temp=Str[Start];
          Str[ill]=temp;
          ill=ill+1;
          Start=Start+1; 
      }
                return Str;
}

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I've tried it in several combinations like trying to use a for loop but
Str[ill]=Str[Start+1] gives some errors that i don't know what to make of them.
Please help...
Any pointers will be greatly appreciated

trying using an iterator.

Code:

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string s = "Hey there";

string::iterator a = s.begin(); b = s.end();

a = a+1;

string d = string( a, b );

cout << d;

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the output should be "ey there" or something like that.

sorry i'm pretty tired, don't even know if that code's valid haha.

Something like this perhaps?

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

string RetStr(string s, int x)
{
        string p;
        for ( int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++ )
        {
                if ( i >= x - 1 )
                {
                        p += s[i];
                }
        }
        return p;
}

int main ()
{
        string Line = "Enter a line: ";
        cout << RetStr(Line, 4) << endl; // returns "er a line: "
}

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zackywacky is apparently using AnsiString, which I am not familiar with.

That said, the various implementations of RetStr() with std::string that have been suggested might as well be replaced with the member function substr().

For example, dra's example can be rewritten as:

Code:

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std::string s = "Hey there";
std::cout << s.substr(1) << std::endl;

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Sfel's example would be:

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

int main ()
{
        string Line = "Enter a line: ";
        cout << Line.substr(4) << endl; // returns "r a line: "
}

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You've been very helpfull and very nice to put up with a noob .