How to compare strings

c++ string compare
Anon picture Anon · Jun 3, 2011 · Viewed 140.8k times · Source

I wanted to compare a string without actually defining one of them as a string, something like this,

if (string == "add")

Do I have to declare "add" as a string or is it possible to compare in a similar way?

Answer

e.James picture e.James · Jun 3, 2011

In C++ the std::string class implements the comparison operators, so you can perform the comparison using == just as you would expect:

if (string == "add") { ... }

When used properly, operator overloading is an excellent C++ feature.

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