comparing strings and chars

C:
#include <string.h>
int strcmp(const char *string1, const char *string2);

C++:
#include <cstring>
int std::strcmp(const char *string1, const char *string2);

If the returned integer is zero, they''re the same.

Thanks, it works.

Also, how would I go about making one input by gets(string) split into two different strings seperated by spaces?

example, if I type in ''info 12'' , how could I get the info to be one string, and the twelve as another?

C) strtok() - warning, 1) it is not reentrant, 2) it destroys the original string.

C++) stringstreams.

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“Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.” — Brian W. Kernighan (C programming language co-inventor)

[edited by - Fruny on February 29, 2004 10:05:16 PM]

I''m using c++... so, what are stringstreams and how do I use them?

or, point me somewhere that tells how.

stringstreams are standard stream classes, like fstream, but which read from/write to a C++ string instead of a file.

You can see some documentation here, have a look at this recent thread, search the forums (or google) for 'stringstream', or refer to your C++ manual.

Edit - also note that, in answer to your first question, you can compare C++ string objects simply with ==, !=, < and >, and read a line with getline (need fixing in VC6):

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main()
{
  std::string str;
  std::getline(std::cin, str);

  if(str == "foo") std::cout << "you typed 'foo'." << std::endl;
}

This has the added benefit that you don't have to specify a string size beforehand.

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“Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.” — Brian W. Kernighan (C programming language co-inventor)

[edited by - Fruny on February 29, 2004 10:29:45 PM]