Hi guys I've some errors when passing some strings of array in C++, do you know what's wrong with this code guys?, Thankyou
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
void showData(string data[]);
int main()
{
string namaMahasiswa[] = {"Nico", "Yonathan", "Andre", "Ratu"};
enum option{ SHOW = 5 };
switch (5)
{
case SHOW:
showData(namaMahasiswa);
break;
}
}
void showData(string data[])
{
for (int z = 0; z < sizeof(data) / sizeof(*data); z++)
{
cout << data[z] << endl;
}
}
This is the error :
'int main()':
index.cpp:61:18: error: could not convert '(std::string*)(& namaMahasiswa)' from 'std::string*' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>*'} to 'std::string' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>'}
61 | showData(namaMahasiswa);
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
| |
| std::string* {aka std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>*}
In function 'void showData(std::string*)':
index.cpp:83:36: warning: 'sizeof' on array function parameter 'data' will return size of 'std::string*' {aka 'std::__cxx11::basic_string<char>*'} [-Wsizeof-array-argument]
83 | for (int z = 0; z < sizeof(data) / sizeof(*data); z++)
index.cpp:80:22: note: declared here
80 | void showData(string data[])
So it means we can't pass string array to a function like that or maybe I've to use some char?
As an alternative to the answer provided by @ACB, you can use a std::array
.
#include <array>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
template <std::size_t S>
void foo(std::array<std::string, S> &bar) {
for (auto &i : bar) {
std::cout << i << '\n';
}
}
int main() {
std::array<std::string, 3> baz = {"hello", "world", "wooble"};
foo(baz);
return 0;
}
We could even use the template to allow for std::array
s of other types. As long as there is an applicable <<
overload with std::ostream
and T
.
#include <array>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>
template <typename T, std::size_t S>
void foo(std::array<T, S> &bar) {
for (auto &i : bar) {
std::cout << i << '\n';
}
}
int main() {
std::array<std::string, 3> baz = {"hello", "world", "wooble"};
foo(baz);
return 0;
}