Problem comparing string from text file with string constant

The following code does not work... could someone explain?

char StringFromFile[10];
char ConstantString[10] = "RootFolder";

//This is a Win32 Application. I can't remember the parameters
//for int Main.... but I'm sure you get the idea.

int Main()
{

ifstream DataSource("Dat.txt");

DataSource.getline(StringFromFile, 10);

if (StringFromFile == ConstantString)
{

MessageBox(NULL, StringFromFile, "Just a test", MBOK);

}
else
{

MessageBox(NULL, "The text did not match", "Just a test", MBOK);

}

return 0;

}

The problem is that the comparison always returns false and displays the "The text did not match" messagebox...

Is it because the line read has a newline character? I'm not sure how to remove it if this is the case. Any advice?

Here's your problem:

if (StringFromFile == ConstantString)

You are actually comparing the pointers, not what they point to. In other words, you are say is the memory address of StringFromFile equal to the memory address of ConstantString.

What you need to do with c strings is:

if (strcmp(StringFromFile, ConstantString) == 0)

Hope this helps.

The manual page: strcmp

Davros: Thanks for the explanation. I haven't had much exposure to pointers yet so I make mistakes like that often.

Guess I know what I'll be reading tonight...


Monster: Thanks for the link... that will prove to be a useful "favorite"