C++ error: pointer - integer conversion error.?

Question

Hi

Actually I fixed those, now I have a new problem. I keep getting a "forbids comparison between pointer and integer" error for lines 39, 45, 51, and 57. Here's the updated version.

// enter the attack value of your character

int attack;

cout << "Enter the base Attack Value of your character:";

cin >> attack;

// define the possible integer values for the different

// creature name types entered

int nRobot;

nRobot = 50;

int nAnimal;

nAnimal = 40;

int nHumanoid;

nHumanoid = 40;

int nMonster;

nMonster = 70;

// enter the base health of the enemy creature

char type;

cout << "Enter the name of the enemy character type in all lowercase:";

cin >> type;

// define the type value depending on the creature type

int health;

if (type == "monster")

{

health = nMonster;

}

else

{

if (type == "animal")

{

health = nAnimal;

}

else

{

if (type == "humanoid")

{

health = nHumanoid;

}

else

{

if (type == "robot")

{

health = nRobot;

}

Answer 1

You can&#039;t compare two strings using &quot;==&quot;, you need to use e.g. the strcmp/strcasecmp functions.

&quot;foo&quot; in a comparison is really a pointer to the string.

Also, you defined your input as &quot;char type&quot; which is only a single character, you probably meant for it to be a string (char*).