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Ooble · May 22nd, 2006, 7:16 PM

Argh...

The problem is here:

playerRace = {'H', 'u', 'm', 'a', 'n', 0};

When declare an array, you have the option to define it as a whole:

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// note: these two do exactly the same thing
char playerRace[] = {'H', 'u', 'm', 'a', 'n', 0};
char playerRace[] = "Human";

This is kind of a favour that the compiler performs for you when compiling. However, at run-time, it won't do that. You have to copy the elements one at a time:

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char human[] = "Human";
for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++)
{
	playerRace[i] = human[i];
}

Fortunately, there's a function in the cstring library that does just that for you:

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strcpy(playerRace, "Human"); // does the same thing

Of course, you could just pack the whole thing in and use C++ strings instead of C strings:

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#include <string>

...

std::string playerRace;

...

playerRace = "Human";

Varrickmana · May 22nd, 2006, 7:34 PM

:banana: :banana:

:banana: :banana:

YES!!!!!!!!!!
Lol, DaWei, I kept forgetting u said something about strcpy. Your right, I wasn't paying attention!(lol) Thanks to Ooble, it hit me. My game compiles fine now. I learned a lot about C++ and the power of strcpy and it's family with this one thread lol. When I am done with the first version of my game, I will post the source on this site. I can;t tell you guys how thankful I am that u were so patient. Thanks.

May 22nd, 2006, 7:16 PM	#11
Ooble I eat cake for breakfast. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In my box. Posts: 4,434 Rep Power: 9	Argh... The problem is here: (Toggle Plain Text) playerRace = {'H', 'u', 'm', 'a', 'n', 0}; playerRace = {'H', 'u', 'm', 'a', 'n', 0}; When declare an array, you have the option to define it as a whole: (Toggle Plain Text) // note: these two do exactly the same thing char playerRace[] = {'H', 'u', 'm', 'a', 'n', 0}; char playerRace[] = "Human"; // note: these two do exactly the same thing char playerRace[] = {'H', 'u', 'm', 'a', 'n', 0}; char playerRace[] = "Human"; This is kind of a favour that the compiler performs for you when compiling. However, at run-time, it won't do that. You have to copy the elements one at a time: (Toggle Plain Text) char human[] = "Human"; for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) { playerRace[i] = human[i]; } char human[] = "Human"; for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) { playerRace[i] = human[i]; } Fortunately, there's a function in the cstring library that does just that for you: (Toggle Plain Text) strcpy(playerRace, "Human"); // does the same thing strcpy(playerRace, "Human"); // does the same thing Of course, you could just pack the whole thing in and use C++ strings instead of C strings: (Toggle Plain Text) #include <string> ... std::string playerRace; ... playerRace = "Human"; #include <string> ... std::string playerRace; ... playerRace = "Human"; __________________ Me :: You :: Them

May 22nd, 2006, 7:34 PM	#12
Varrickmana Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: YES!!!!!!!!!! Lol, DaWei, I kept forgetting u said something about strcpy. Your right, I wasn't paying attention!(lol) Thanks to Ooble, it hit me. My game compiles fine now. I learned a lot about C++ and the power of strcpy and it's family with this one thread lol. When I am done with the first version of my game, I will post the source on this site. I can;t tell you guys how thankful I am that u were so patient. Thanks. __________________ Kids, every year, more than 400,000 people die from tobacco chewing, smoking, an- MY GOD, HERE COMES A ZOMBIE PIRATE NINJA!!!!!!

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