CODEWITHSUNDEEP
c++visual-studio-2008
Bruce
Bruce

Reputation: 2213

unable to get length of string

I am new to C++ so forgive my stupidity.

I have a text box and trying to get length of text box string value:

int length1 = 0; 
length1 = this->txt_path->Text->Length();

However this gives me the following error:

error C2064: term does not evaluate to a function taking 0 arguments

Thanks, Bruce

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3163

Answers (2)

John Dibling
John Dibling

Reputation: 101456

You didn't show us the declaration of Text, but if it is declared as a std::string, then you have a typo:

Text->length();

Case matters in C++.

If the object is an MFC CString, then the name of the function is GetLength():

Text->GetLength()

Upvotes: 2

Frédéric Hamidi
Frédéric Hamidi

Reputation: 262939

In C++/CLI, String::Length is a property, not a method. You should not use the call operator () with properties:

length1 = this->txt_path->Text->Length;

Upvotes: 5

Related Questions