Not sure why this Vector find will not work

[nameishi]

Can i get some Help with this..Not sure I have tried different data types still not working

int index;
//char test;   did not work
//string result;  did not work
for(int i=0;i<word1.size();i++){
index = find(letters.begin(), letters.end(), word1[i]);//'=': cannot convert from 'std::_Vector_iterator<std::_Vector_val<std::_Simple_types<char>>>' to 'int'

}

[TarikNeaj]

std::find returns an iterator, not an integer.

http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/algorithm/find/

[nameishi]

but isn't an iterator an integer?

I want to get the position of the character in the vector so i can use it for further use

[Peter87]

No, an iterator is more similar to a pointer.

You can calculate the index by subtracting the begin() iterator. If nothing was found the end iterator is returned so don't forget to check that before doing anything with the iterator.

std::vector<char>::iterator it = find(letters.begin(), letters.end(), word1[i]);
if (it != letters.end())
{
	index = it - letters.begin();
}
else
{
	// The letter was not found!
}

[nameishi]

thanks it works now