#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

class Hero{
    public:
    string hname;
    string htype;
    int hstrength;
    Hero(string tname, string ttype, int tstrength);

    void tellall(){
        fout << "Your character's name is " << hname << ".  He is a " << htype;
        fout << " with " << hstrength << " strength.\n";
    }
};

Hero::Hero(string tname, string ttype, int tstrength){
    hname = tname;
    htype = ttype;
    hstrength = tstrength;
}

void functionone(){
    string name, type;
    int strength;
    cout << "\nYou selected function one\n";
    fout << "Thank you for selecting program 1.\n";
    cout << "Create a hero.\n\n";
    cout << "Enter a name: ";
    cin >> name;
    cout << "\nEnter a hero class: ";
    cin >> type;
    cout << "\nEnter a strength: ";
    cin >> strength;
    Hero playerone(name, type, strength);
    playerone.tellall();
}

void functiontwo(){
    cout << "\nYou selected function two\n";
    fout << "Thank you for selecting program 2.\n";
    fout << "Your pre-made character is Bob, he is a wizard with 6 strength";
}

int main(){
    int selection;
    fstream fout;
    fout.open ("Output.dat");
    cout << "Menu\n\n";
    cout << "1. First Item\n";
    cout << "2. Second Item\n\n";
    cout << "Please select program you'd like to run: ";
    cin >> selection;
    if (selection == 1){
        functionone();
    }
    else{
        functiontwo();
    }
    system("pause");
}

Quote:Original post by Private Donut
I've tried putting arguments in the call to tellall(), but it always gives me an error: invalid operands of types `FILE*' and `const char[26]' to binary `operator<<'