Strange String Error when Passing a String?

[neowoot]

Hello again, all! This is supposed to be a somewhat simple program using arrays and a function that returns a value.

This is a constant I declared above the main:

const int SIZE = 3;




Then, I wrote this prototype above the main:

float getTotal(string,int);



Inside the int main, I wrote:

       string exams[] = { "Exam 1", "Exam 2", "Exam 3" };
       int scores[SIZE];
       float total;
       total = getTotal(exams,scores); 

Finally, I wrote this definition below the main:

        

float getTotal(string exams, int scores)
{
   for (int i = 0; i < SIZE; i++)
   {      
        cout << "\n\t\t\t\tEnter " << exams[i] << ": ";
        cin >> scores[i];
        
        //loop until a valid score is entered...
        while (scores[i] < 0 || scores[i] > 100)
        {
             system("CLS");
             cout << "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n";
             cout << "\t\t\t\t  "
                  << scores[i] << " is invalid!";
             cout << "\n\t\t   Please enter a value in the range 1-100: ";
             cin >> scores[i];
             cout << "\n\n\n\n\n\t\t"; 
        }   
  }
   float total = (scores[0] + scores[1] + scores[2]);
   return total;

}

Basically, this is supposed to display "Enter Exam 1" then "Enter Exam 2" then "Enter Exam 3". Using cin, the user enters the exam scores into an integer array named scores. Then the 3 scores are added into a float called total, which is then supposed to be returned.


The error I am getting is:

conversion from `std::string*` to non-scalar type `std::string` requested

I don't know how to fix this... Can anyone help?

[Mathhead200]

float getTotal(string[],int);

exams is an array of strings.
Arrays are * (pointers) so sometimes the compiler errors can be a bit cryptic.

When you were passing the array exams you were also passing it a pointer, and the compiler could not convert the string* to a normal string.

[neowoot]

RESOLVED! Changing int scores and string exams into arrays for the prototype and definition fixed it beautifully. Thank you, Mathhead200!!!