error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'char *' to 'char'

slizorn

error is as stated in the topic above:
error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'char *' to 'char'

code is below

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void handleOneLine(string string1)

{

    char * cstr, *p;

    int counter;

    string str (string1);

    char data1, data2, data3;
 
    cstr = new char [str.size()+1];

    strcpy (cstr, str.c_str());
 
    // cstr now contains a c-string copy of str
 
    int count = 0;

    p=strtok (cstr,",");

    count++;

    while (p!=NULL)

    {

        p=strtok(NULL,",");

        if( count == 1 )

        {            

            data1 = p;

            searchTree(treeObj->root ,data1);

        }

        else if( count == 2 )

        {

            data2 = p;

//            treeNodeObj->setLeft(data2);

        }

        else if( count == 3 )

        {

            data3 = p;

//            treeNodeObj->setRight(data3);

        }

        count++;

        if( count == 3 )

            break;

    }
 
    delete[] cstr; 

}

the error is below:

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error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'char *' to 'char'

1>        There is no context in which this conversion is possible

and the lines from which the errors are caused are:

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data1 = p;

data2 = p;

data3 = p;

how can i solve this problem?
i will check the forum every 5 mins so plz do check back if u have posted a qn for me..
thanks in advance :)

JosAH

Well, data1, data2 and data3 are just chars and p is a pointer to a char. You
cannot implicitly convert one to the other (as your error diagnostic message showed).
Probably you mean "data1= *p" etc.

kind regards,

Jos

slizorn

Quote:

Originally Posted by JosAH

Well, data1, data2 and data3 are just chars and p is a pointer to a char. You
cannot implicitly convert one to the other (as your error diagnostic message showed).
Probably you mean "data1= *p" etc.

kind regards,

Jos

yup u r right :D
thanks ever so much :)

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