Code Blocks IDE variably recognising #include <string>

[Blooded]

code in question folllows, error message is that string was not declared in this scope.
If i declare a string test, it comes back nd tells me that string dos not defin a type.

However, the same code, on the same mavhine, in a different prog works. so why the bliminy flipping heck des it not recognise the string library?

Heeeeeeeeeelp! :)

#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string>
#include <time.h>


int iLives=3, iCount=0, iPosition=0, iChecksum=0;

int GetIntVal(string strConvert)
{
int intReturn;
intReturn = atoi(strConvert.c_str());
return(intReturn);
}

[helios]

The proper name of 'string' is std::string. If you're not putting it in the global namespace, the compiler will assume you're referring to some other string. If no other string is defined, the compiler complains.

[Blooded]

um, what?

sorry, not following.

however i found that also just including "using namespace std;" solved the issue

thanks for the answer anyway

[Athar]

If you didn't know what helios is talking about, you should look up namespaces.
You shouldn't just add lines to your code when you have no idea what they're actually doing.

[jwC5fSEw]

You shouldn't just add lines to your code when you have no idea what they're actually doing.

++

Do a little research. Namespaces aren't too hard to understand.