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Question by meena
Submitted on 8/3/2003
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My compiler(VC++ 6) never accepts cin >> str1 if str1 is declared as a string .
the following program gives error.
#include <iostream.h>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

int main() {
string testStr;
cout << "enter string";
cin >> testStr;

return 0;
}
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\MyProjects\Learning\test2\test_loop.cpp(9) : error C2679: binary '>>' : no operator defined which takes a right-hand operand of type 'class std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allo
cator<char> >' (or there is no acceptable conversion)

i dont have my online help installed properly. so i am unable to use string type. can you comment?
meena



Answer by Mason Deaver
Submitted on 8/8/2003
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Change "#include <iostream.h>" to "#include <iostream>".  You should use the newer standard headers such as iostream, string and fstream instead of iostream.h, string.h and fstream.h.  Mixing older and new style headers causes compilation problems such as you experienced.

 

Answer by DString
Submitted on 1/14/2006
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Depending on the compiler you are using you don't need the "using namespace std". Visual Studio has a problem with this depending upon how you use it.

 

Answer by Rob Fries
Submitted on 11/3/2006
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To further elaborate:  cin and cout are based on character arrays (char *) rather than true 'string' class objects.  cin is supplying a pointer to a null-terminated char array, but testStr (under the old iostream.H) won't accept that type.  Mason is correct; only use <iostream. from now on.

 

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