Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

So here I am trying to make a little practice (very limited) string class when all of the sudden my code won't compile, what a bi*ch huh? Well Please help.

#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
// here I was just starting my very limited string class and
//all of the suddem THIS!!!!!! won't compile, help.
//limited string class, just for practice
class String
{
public:
String();

int Getlength(); //error
int Get string();

private:
int length;
int *string;
};


String::Get String() //error
{
return *string;
}

int main()
{

system("PAUSE");
return 0;
}

//I was just beginning this little round of coding, as you can see I am really a newbie, and though that creating my own string class will really help a lot since it involves a lot of what C++ it's all about.


//PS DON'T MAKE FUN OF ME, oh wait yes go ahead and laugh away

ok I got those fixed but now I can more errors (so this is how microsoft felt after releasing Win ME, tries to update 98 and ends up making the mess a bigger.)

#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
using namespace std;

//limited string class, just for practice
class String
{
public:
String();

int Getlength();
int Getstring();

private:
int length;
int *string;
};


String::Getstring()
{
return *string;
}

int main()
{

system("PAUSE");
return 0;
}

/*I get this error "31 c:\docume~1\incogn~1\desktop\limite~1.cpp
ANSI C++ forbids declaration `Getstring' with no type" */

Please anybody out there?

Code:

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String::Getstring()
{
return *string;
}

---

is wrong. it should be this:

Code:

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int* String::Getstring()
{
return string;  /* edited for error */
}

---

and the declararion should be this:
int* Getstring();

I usually use strings that are of type char but that's just me.

Why should it have a (*) on it?

Oh because you're returning a reference of a string so it can be displayed? Am I close, well correct me.

Because that is the type you declared it as. The return value just has to match the type of whatever you are returning.

Sorry I meant:

Code:

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int* String::Getstring()
{
 return string;
}

---

the variable doesn't have to have the * just the return type.
it's late.

Ok, I got it to compiler now......Thanks.......I'll keep on working on it tomorrow (man if you just read books and don't practice you're screwed, I am finding this the hard way, now I am having problems creating a simple string class).

Code:

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const char *String::Getstring()
{
return  string;
}

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So is this telling the computer to return the string as a constant reference? In turn returning the string?

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
using namespace std;

//limited string class, just for practice
class String
{
public:
String();

int Getlength(); //error
char *Getstring();

private:
int length;
char *string;

};


char* String::Getstring()
{
return string;
}

int main()
{

system("PAUSE");
return 0;
}

---

this compiles. you're very close but still not getting a few concepts. keep it up though

Yeah thanks it compiled. Somehow my post telling you that I got it to compile didn't show up I guess because I see it but can't edit it.