C++ - error with include <string>

Question

I am very new to c++ and am doing a tutorial. I have copied the tutorial exactly but on compiling get this error:

'String file not found'

for the line #include <string>;

Could someone tell me how to amend this?

Answer 1

Ok, so I changed the name of my file from .C to .cpp and this particular issue seems to have gone.

You seem to have found a solution, I'm adding this to clarify why this is happening. Some compilers integrated with IDEs treat .c files as C source code an .cpp (or .cc, .c++, etc.) as C++ code. As you compile a .c file, C++ support isn't included and a C compiler is used instead of a C++ one. And C doesn't have <string> (although it does have <string.h>, but that contains entirely different stuff).

Answer 2

It looks like your compiler isn't correctly or fully installed. The compiler should be able to find its own headers without further effort on your part.