Vector with char type

[9966]

I'm currently having a confusion with storing characters into a vector. The problem is described as follows:

I've a string array which stores, let's say the names of the vegetables.

string vegeName[20];

and this array is stored fully with all the names. Then I need to store one of the element in this string array into a vector. The project itself is asking us to do so, so I've no choice. So this is what I did.

vector <char> vegeVec;
vegeVec.push_back(vegeName[0]);

This gives me a compilation error saying no matching function for bla bla bla bla..

Can I know where is my mistake and what should I do to correct it? Thank you

[Savage]

I'm currently having a confusion with storing characters into a vector. The problem is described as follows:

I've a string array which stores, let's say the names of the vegetables.

string vegeName[20];

and this array is stored fully with all the names. Then I need to store one of the element in this string array into a vector. The project itself is asking us to do so, so I've no choice. So this is what I did.

vector <char> vegeVec;
vegeVec.push_back(vegeName[0]);

This gives me a compilation error saying no matching function for bla bla bla bla..

Can I know where is my mistake and what should I do to correct it? Thank you

This is normal.You have array of chars,so each element is just that a single char,and you are trying to add a whole string to it,think about this..


Savage

[RedSon]

I'm currently having a confusion with storing characters into a vector. The problem is described as follows:

I've a string array which stores, let's say the names of the vegetables.

string vegeName[20];

and this array is stored fully with all the names. Then I need to store one of the element in this string array into a vector. The project itself is asking us to do so, so I've no choice. So this is what I did.

vector <char> vegeVec;
vegeVec.push_back(vegeName[0]);

This gives me a compilation error saying no matching function for bla bla bla bla..

Can I know where is my mistake and what should I do to correct it? Thank you

ok take a close look at this:

 string vegName[20];
vector <char> vegeVec;
vegeVec.push_back(vegeName[0]);

What could be the problem here? You vector is a vector of what data type? Your VegName array is an array of what data type?

[RedSon]

This is normal.You have array of chars,so each element is just that a single char,and you are trying to add a whole string to it,think about this..

Savage

Savage, with the quick fingers!

[Ganon11]

Well, vegeName[0] is a string object, right? The brackets [] 'dereference' (for lack of a better term) the vector to get the first string stored in it.

Now you try to push it onto vegeVec, which is expecting a char. Uhh...a string isn't a char!

I expect you want vegeVec to hold char*, not char. A char* could hold a CString, which is starting to get closer to a string object. But, string != char*. So you need a little extra help: check out the c_str() function for strings.

[Savage]

Savage, with the quick fingers!

Got ya this time..

haha,another one down.

Too late gannon! :P

Savage