Why is writing a std::string to cout causing an unknown operator << error?

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HelpNeeder picture HelpNeeder · Sep 2, 2012 · Viewed 14.3k times · Source

I am getting an error when I try to output the return value from one of my methods:

Error: No operator "<<" matches these operands. Operand types are: std::ostream << std::string

Main.cpp

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

#include "Book.h"

int main()
{
    book.setTitle("Advanced C++ Programming");
    book.setAuthorName("Linda", "Smith");
    book.setPublisher("Microsoft Press", "One Microsoft Way", "Redmond");
    book.setPrice(49.99);

    cout << book.getBookInfo(); // <-= this won't compile because of the error above.

    int i;
    cin >> i;

    return 0;
};

Method which should return string:

string Book::getBookInfo()
{
    stringstream ss;
    ss << title << endl << convertDoubleToString(price) << endl;

    return ss.str();
}

Answer

AndersK picture AndersK · Sep 2, 2012

#include <string> is missing.

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