Char query - Printable Version

Char query - Printable Version

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Char query - Ex094 - 02-16-2014

I have this function,

Code:
void load_dict(char filename[15]) {

    std::ifstream dict; //Load Dictionary
    dict.open(filename);

    char test[25]; //Character Limit
    for(int i = 0; i < count_file(filename); i++) {
         dict >> test;
         std::cout << test;
    }

}

Now If the function is like:

Code:
void load_dict(std::string filename) {

    std::ifstream dict; //Load Dictionary
    dict.open(filename);

    char test[25]; //Character Limit
    for(int i = 0; i < count_file(filename); i++) {
         dict >> test;
         std::cout << test;
    }

}

I can't compile, I get a debug error, When I use std: Confused

tring instead of char, to be precise! Why is that so? Why I have to use char, can't I use string to achieve this? Can any one shed some light on that..

Char query - Ex094 - 02-16-2014

I have this function,

Code:
void load_dict(char filename[15]) {

    std::ifstream dict; //Load Dictionary
    dict.open(filename);

    char test[25]; //Character Limit
    for(int i = 0; i < count_file(filename); i++) {
         dict >> test;
         std::cout << test;
    }

}

Now If the function is like:

Code:
void load_dict(std::string filename) {

    std::ifstream dict; //Load Dictionary
    dict.open(filename);

    char test[25]; //Character Limit
    for(int i = 0; i < count_file(filename); i++) {
         dict >> test;
         std::cout << test;
    }

}

I can't compile, I get a debug error, When I use std: Confused

tring instead of char, to be precise! Why is that so? Why I have to use char, can't I use string to achieve this? Can any one shed some light on that..

RE: Char query - mrpassword - 02-16-2014

you can use std: Confused

tring by using the function .c_str() which returns the string as a const * char.
so

Code:
filename.c_str()

RE: Char query - mrpassword - 02-16-2014

you can use std: Confused

tring by using the function .c_str() which returns the string as a const * char.
so

Code:
filename.c_str()

RE: Char query - Ligeti - 02-16-2014

(02-16-2014, 05:27 PM)mrpassword Wrote: you can use std:tring by using the function .c_str() which returns the string as a const * char.
so

Code:
filename.c_str()

Yes, the standard streams doesn't accept a standard string, so use c-string as @mrpassword said!

Thanks

RE: Char query - Ligeti - 02-16-2014

(02-16-2014, 05:27 PM)mrpassword Wrote: you can use std:tring by using the function .c_str() which returns the string as a const * char.
so

Code:
filename.c_str()

Yes, the standard streams doesn't accept a standard string, so use c-string as @mrpassword said!

Thanks