strings don't work in header files

[Blessman11]

is this normal?

my program won't recognise strings in header files

class CGame
{//this class is responsible for running the game
public:
CFileStorage qSave;
string sPlayerName;

[firedraco]

Are you including <string>?

[Blessman11]

yes I calling the string library inside my main() function.

the last time I checked header files work inside the place they are included

[Blessman11]

do I have to include the <string> & also any special classes inside the header files

[Blessman11]

can you include header files in other header files

[Disch]

yes you can: http://cplusplus.com/forum/articles/10627/#msg49679 <- see section 4

also note you probably need std::string and not string

[Blessman11]

and also why can't it recognise fstream

[Blessman11]

I mean I tried to call ifstream from inside the class in my header file

[Disch]

You can't call ifstream, it's a class, not a function.

Can you be more specific about what you're doing? (read: post code)