error C2679: binary '>>' no operator found for std::string.

[cegparamesh]

Hello friends,

When i try this simple program in Visual C++:

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
	string s;
	cin>>s;

	cout<<s.c_str();

	return 0;
}

I get this error message:

error C2679: binary '>>' : no operator found which takes a right-hand 
operand of type 'std::string' (or there is no acceptable conversion)

The error message comes because of this line:

cin>>s;

I dont know how to solve this problem.
Please help me.

Thank You,
Paramesh.

[Paul McKenzie]

How about including <string>?

#include <string>
#include <iostream>
// the rest of your code

If you are going to use std::string, always include <string>.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

[cegparamesh]

I tried that also. But of no use.

Any other ideas?

PS:
(Paul. It would be <cstring> instead of <string. Never mind)

[Paul McKenzie]

I tried that also. But of no use.

Any other ideas?

PS:
(Paul. It would be <cstring> instead of <string. Never mind)

No it wouldn't. The std::string is in <string>. The <cstring> header contains the old 'C' char* functions (strcpy, strcat, etc).

Your compiler is broken. The following compiles correctly in VC 6.0, and in any ANSI C++ compiler.

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	string s;
	cin>>s;

	cout<<s.c_str();

	return 0;
}

Regards,

Paul McKenzie

[cegparamesh]

Thank you very much Paul.
Sorry for my mistake.