identifier "string" undefined?

Question

I am receiving the error: identifier "string" undefined.

However, I am including string.h and in my main file, everything is working fine.

CODE:

#pragma once
#include <iostream>
#include <time.h>
#include <string.h>

class difficulty
{
private:
    int lives;
    string level;
public:
    difficulty(void);
    ~difficulty(void);

    void setLives(int newLives);
    int getLives();

    void setLevel(string newLevel);
    string getLevel();
};

Can someone please explain to me why this is occurring?

Answer 1

<string.h> is the old C header. C++ provides <string>, and then it should be referred to as std::string.

Answer 2

You want to do #include <string> instead of string.h and then the type string lives in the std namespace, so you will need to use std::string to refer to it.

Answer 3

You forgot the namespace you're referring to. Add

using namespace std;

to avoid std::string all the time.

Answer 4

Because string is defined in the namespace std. Replace string with std::string, or add

using std::string;

below your include lines.

It probably works in main.cpp because some other header has this using line in it (or something similar).

Answer 5

Perhaps you wanted to #include<string>, not <string.h>. std::string also needs a namespace qualification, or an explicit using directive.

Answer 6

You must use std namespace. If this code in main.cpp you should write

using namespace std;

If this declaration is in header, then you shouldn't include namespace and just write

std::string level;

Answer 7

#include <string> would be the correct c++ include, also you need to specify the namespace with std::string or more generally with using namespace std;