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DaWei · Oct 28th, 2005, 8:59 PM

One would need to see the entire error message to know precisely what the problem is. Very, very often, it's a mismatch in the level of indirection, or a misperception between the difference between an array name and a pointer. Sometimes it's as simple as the difference between a char and an array of char. Look at your function definition:

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cityNode* createNode(double x, double y, char tempCity)
{
   ...
   blah blah blah
   ...
}

This says that "tempCity" is A SINGLE CHARACTER, from the viewpoint of what the function expects to find in its argument list. That would (in English) restrict you to a maximum of 26 distinct cities. I doubt that's what you truly intend. I suspect you meant to reference an array of char.

Oct 28th, 2005, 8:59 PM	#9
DaWei Resident Grouch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,453 Rep Power: 10	One would need to see the entire error message to know precisely what the problem is. Very, very often, it's a mismatch in the level of indirection, or a misperception between the difference between an array name and a pointer. Sometimes it's as simple as the difference between a char and an array of char. Look at your function definition: (Toggle Plain Text) cityNode* createNode(double x, double y, char tempCity) { ... blah blah blah ... } cityNode* createNode(double x, double y, char tempCity) { ... blah blah blah ... } This says that "tempCity" is A SINGLE CHARACTER, from the viewpoint of what the function expects to find in its argument list. That would (in English) restrict you to a maximum of 26 distinct cities. I doubt that's what you truly intend. I suspect you meant to reference an array of char. __________________ Abstraction doesn't make it impossible to write bad code; it makes it possible to write superior code. Contributor's Corner: Grumpy on C++ Exceptions DaWei on Pointers