Comparing Strings using Pointers HELP!!

Hi, im passing a pointer containing a string to a function im then using


int isNumberString(char *pNumberStringPtr)
{
if(strcmp( *pNumberStringPtr, "ONE" ) != 0 )
{
return 0
}
else if (strcmp( *pNumberStringPtr, "ONE" ) = 0 )
{

return 1;
}
}

this is a cut down version

it come sup with this error


error C2664: 'strcmp' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'char' to 'const char *'

why is that, i dont understand

any help would be really appreciated

> if(strcmp( *pNumberStringPtr, "ONE" ) != 0 )
Should be
if(strcmp( pNumberStringPtr, "ONE" ) != 0 )

pNumberStringPtr is already a char* (which is what strcmp expects). By putting a * in there, you dereference the pointer to the char it points at (*pNumberStringPtr is a char).

Hence the error message
cannot convert parameter 1 from 'char'
> what *pNumberStringPtr is
to 'const char *'
> what strcmp expects (and what pNumberStringPtr is)

ah so you mean change *pNumberStringPtr back to just pNumberString

thanks alot ill give it a try, you helped me out again

if i change it back to pNumberString it tells me unknown identifier pNumberString as it is ohnly declared locally in the main function and not the one where i have sent it too, if you know what i mean

sorry i miss read your answer ill try again

You should also change:

else if (strcmp( pNumberStringPtr, "ONE" ) = 0 )

to

else if (strcmp( pNumberStringPtr, "ONE" ) ==0 )