Need help with Deques

[nomdaweb]

#include<iostream>
#include<deque>


using namespace std;


int main()
{
	//declare a deque named deq to hold characters
	deque<char> deq ;
	



	//using push_back, add the characters a, b andd c to the back of the deque
	deq.push_back("a");

	deq.push_back("b");
	deq.push_back("c");


	cout << "Contents of deque after adding a-c to the back..." << endl;
	for(int i=0; i<deq.size(); i++)
		cout << deq[i] << " " ;
	cout << endl;

	//using push_front, add the characters x, y and z to the front of the deque
	deq.push_front("x");
	deq.push_front("y");
	deq.push_front("z");

	cout << "\nContents of deque after adding x-z to the front..." << endl;
	for(int i=0; i<deq.size(); i++)
		cout << deq[i] << " " ;
	cout << endl;

	//display and then remove the value at the front of the deque
	cout << deq.front();
	 deq.pop_front;

	//display and then remove the value at the rear of the deque
	 cout << deq.back();
	 deq.pop_back;

	return 0;
}

I am unsure of why I keep getting an error under neath the the periods when I try and push a value to a deque. Any help would be great thank you.

[Peter87]

use single quotes for chars. deq.push_back('a');

[nomdaweb]

Oh wow.... Thank you sir. Probably shouldve came here first before staring at the screen for 45 minutes.

[rollie]

Staring builds character :P pun intended.