Re: [Dev-C++] TELSYS

TELSYS
Greets, Dondolo.

----- Original Message -----
The problem I get is when evaluating my input, I get errors....c++ permits
me to evaluate a single character but not string of characters.
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Strings are actually arrays (which are actually pointers). So if you're
comparing these (remember that strings have to be put in quotes):

    char my_name[] = "Abhijit";
    char your_name[] = "Dondolo";

you would actually be comparing the pointers. You need to compare each
character. There is already a library function called strcmp(), which
compares them.

strcmp(first, second)

returns > 0 if first > second
        < 0 if first < second
        = 0 if first == second.

stricmp() is the case-insensitive version.

They're defined in <cstring>, and to access them, you would use the using
declaration:

using std::strcmp;
using std::stricmp; // Whichever

in the scope in which you want to use it (within the function, global,
etc.).

So I would say,

    if(stricmp(my_name, your_name) == 0)
        cout << "Hey, you're me!\n";

All this should have been written in the book you use (I assume you use a
book). If you don't have one, I suggest you get yourself a trustworthy book.
Post on this list for more info. Ioannis mentioned http://www.accu.org/ as a
site for reviews. I haven't seen it myself, I'm just recycling posts. Saving
the (integrated development) environment (mailing-list) and stuff...

PS: It should be cin >> name, not <<. I think that was a typo.

HTH.
And, yeah... Wish y'all a Happy New Year 2003.

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Abhijit Shylanath

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