String question

[Sully]

Newbie level programmer...I've taken two C++ college course and I'm now in a data structures class. Using MSVC++ V.6.

I'm using a class that will be called ItemType and will have one member variable of type string:

#include <fstream>
#include <string>

const int MAX_ITEMS = 50;
enum RelationType  {LESS, GREATER, EQUAL};

class ItemType 
{ 
public:
  ItemType();
  RelationType ComparedTo(ItemType) const;
  void Print(std::ostream&) const;
  void Initialize(int number);
private:
  string name;
};

I've actually copied this code from our textbook where it was originally coded with a member variable of: int value; Then I am using a sorted list class that will make use of an ItemType object to create a list and manipulate the list.

Problem: When I compile the client file, I get an error that says the following:

1. c:\documents and settings\project#2a\itemtype.h(18) : error C2146: syntax error : missing ';' before identifier 'name'

2. c:\documents and settings\project#2a\itemtype.h(18) : error C2501: 'string' : missing storage-class or type specifiers

3. c:\documents and settings\project#2a\itemtype.h(18) : error C2501: 'name' : missing storage-class or type specifiers

I added the statement: using namespace std; to the header file and the errors go away, however, I believe that is not the right solution (for a reason that I am unsure of at this point). I posed this problem to my instructor and he indicated that I need to modify the envorinment variables.

If anyone here can shed light on this problem I sincerely appreciate it.

Thanks.

Sully

[redhead]

have you tried:

 std::string name;

instead of the simple string decleration ??

[Sully]

redhead,

I used that and came up with no compile errors. I hate showing my ignorance here but I know I have quite a lot to learn in this language.

Appreciate the help.

Sully

[ender]

If you didn't want to have to do std::string, you could put

using namespace std;

after your #includes.

-Ted

[Valmont]

Better not though, std::whatever is better.