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Rhexis
Rhexis

Reputation: 2552

identifier "string" undefined?

I am receiving the error: identifier "string" undefined.

However, I am including string.h and in my main file, everything is working fine.

CODE:

#pragma once
#include <iostream>
#include <time.h>
#include <string.h>

class difficulty
{
private:
    int lives;
    string level;
public:
    difficulty(void);
    ~difficulty(void);

    void setLives(int newLives);
    int getLives();

    void setLevel(string newLevel);
    string getLevel();
};

Can someone please explain to me why this is occurring?

Upvotes: 83

Views: 229144

Answers (7)

Flexo - Save the data dump
Flexo - Save the data dump

Reputation: 88751

You want to do #include <string> instead of string.h and then the type string lives in the std namespace, so you will need to use std::string to refer to it.

Upvotes: 30

Pierre Lacave
Pierre Lacave

Reputation: 2690

#include <string> would be the correct c++ include, also you need to specify the namespace with std::string or more generally with using namespace std;

Upvotes: 7

Camelot
Camelot

Reputation: 97

You must use std namespace. If this code in main.cpp you should write

using namespace std;

If this declaration is in header, then you shouldn't include namespace and just write

std::string level;

Upvotes: 5

m0skit0
m0skit0

Reputation: 25874

You forgot the namespace you're referring to. Add

using namespace std;

to avoid std::string all the time.

Upvotes: 12

Nicol Bolas
Nicol Bolas

Reputation: 474236

Perhaps you wanted to #include<string>, not <string.h>. std::string also needs a namespace qualification, or an explicit using directive.

Upvotes: 5

Puppy
Puppy

Reputation: 146998

<string.h> is the old C header. C++ provides <string>, and then it should be referred to as std::string.

Upvotes: 134

Ernest Friedman-Hill
Ernest Friedman-Hill

Reputation: 81724

Because string is defined in the namespace std. Replace string with std::string, or add

using std::string;

below your include lines.

It probably works in main.cpp because some other header has this using line in it (or something similar).

Upvotes: 11

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