how to compare strings

[bn1462]

i'd love to know how to compare two strings to see if they are the same. is there an inbuilt function that can do this? i tried (string1==string2), but it didn't work. any help would be appreciated

[Disch]

string1 == string2 will work just fine, assuming you are using actual strings (ie: std::string) and not char arrays.

If you are using char arrays, you can use the strcmp function:

string a = "foo";
string b = "foo";

if(a == b) // works just fine
{}

char c[] = "foo";
char d[] = "foo";

if( strcmp(c,d) == 0 ) // the way to do it with char arrays.
{}

[chipp]

then, your definition about string is probably wrong... does your string1 and string2 is the type of char *? if it does, then no wonder your code is wrong...

if both is the type of string, the comparison should be, and will be true (assuming both have the same value)