How to create a function to return a std::string, what return type is needed?

What return type is needed to return a c++ style string?

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???? GetObject(std::string Option);
{
        std::string DirOrFileName;
        std::cout"Please enter "<<Option;
        getline(std::cin,DirOrFileName,'\n');
        return DirOrFileName;
}

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Code:

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std::string GetObject(std::string Option) // No semi-colon
{
        std::string DirOrFileName;
        std::cout << "Please enter "<< Option; // Blah blah blah
        std::getline(std::cin,DirOrFileName,'\n'); // Blah blah blah
        return DirOrFileName;
}

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Replace ???? with std::string.

It doesn't work, I tried. I get "expected unqualified-id before '{' token"
expected ',' or ';' before '{' token

are you #including <string>?

post the code and mark the line that's giving you an error.

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Originally Posted by bikr692002

It doesn't work, I tried. I get "expected unqualified-id before '{' token"
expected ',' or ';' before '{' token

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As pointed out already, get rid of the unexpected semicolon.

Code:

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std::string GetObject(std::string Option);
{
        std::string DirOrFileName;
        std::cout<<"Please enter "<<Option;
        getline(std::cin,DirOrFileName,'\n');
        return DirOrFileName;
}

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Originally Posted by Dave_Sinkula

As pointed out already, get rid of the unexpected semicolon.

Code:

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std::string GetObject(std::string Option);
{
        std::string DirOrFileName;
        std::cout<<"Please enter "<<Option;
        getline(std::cin,DirOrFileName,'\n');
        return DirOrFileName;
}

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omg haha thanks, didnt see that