Search function with arrays

[krazyeyez8]

string namesAr[] is a array of names

my complier error is that == is invalid.

searchItem is char. using a getline to retrieve it.

int SearchFunction (string namesAr[], int idsAr[], float balanceDueAr[],int
                   AR_SIZEFUN, char searchItem)
{
	int index = 0;
	bool found = false;

	while (index < AR_SIZEFUN && !found)
	{
		if(namesAr[index] == searchItem)
		{
			found = true;
		}
		else
			index++;
	}
return(index);

[Disch]

'searchItem' should probably be a string.

As it is now, you're comparing a string to a single character. Is this really what you want to do?

[krazyeyez8]

im trying to search for names, like from a list. they enter Joe and we say Joe was found.

[Disch]

Right

"Joe" is a string, not a char. 'J' would be a char. You don't want to search for 'J'

searchItem should be a string.

[krazyeyez8]

Thanks, fixed that problem.