string data type??

[crptcblade]

I'm having trouble with VC++, getting it to recognize the string data type. I have tried including the string.h header like this :

#include "string.h"

and like this :

#include <string>

and each time I hit Build, an error comes up saying :

syntax error : identifier 'string'

any ideas on how to solve it??

[Active]

Should it not be..

#include <string.h>

???????

[crptcblade]

unfortunately, I've tried that as well, with the exact same result. I mean, I have the header file, and the #include statement worked in another compiler I had a while ago...

[SteveCRM]

It used to work for me in CodeWarrior...someone said to try #include <string>

[crptcblade]

alright, lets say, I can't get it to work, is there a built-in string data type?? I saw BStr, or something somewhere, what's that?

[Vlatko]

Use This:

#include <string>
using namespace std;
....
string mystring;
mystring = "Something"
//and so on

[crptcblade]

If you were here I'd be bending you over my desk and dry-humping you right now!

Thanks, Vlatko, I thought that namespace thing looked familiar...

[parksie]

BSTR is more similar to LPTSTR - it's basically an OLECHAR* array. COM in C++ supports the bstr_t wrapper class that acts a bit like basic_string<OLECHAR>.

Useful but pointless information:

string is actually a typedef for basic_string<char>, so you can make a string equivalent of LPTSTR by using typedef basic_string<TCHAR> tstring.

Originally posted by crptcblade
If you were here I'd be bending you over my desk and dry-humping you right now!

Thanks, Vlatko, I thought that namespace thing looked familiar...

Ok, thats a little sick!!!

sorry I don't have anything useful to contribute.. but thats just sick...

hehehe, and I can't stop laughing ;)

[crptcblade]

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