Compiler error C2440

Question

I am getting error c2440 in my compiler but I cannot figure out what is causing it.

This is the error:

Error 2 error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from 'int' to 'System::String ^'   c:\users\***.****\documents\visual studio 2005\projects\cpas1\cpas1\Form1.h 1083

and this is the relevant code:

String *strFilename = 0;

Answer 1

Managed types, when used in Managed C++, don't use stars (i.e. *), instead I believe they are called tracking handles (i.e. ^). As such your statement should be written like this:

String^ strFilename = nullptr;