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Whats the difference between char* and " "

giant · 2002-04-19T13:50:17

Hi I am using map from the STL, and have a question. I create the map as follows std::map< char*, int > Script; I then create a variable char *name = (char*)(malloc( sizeof(char) * 4 )); strcpy( name, "Var1" ); or char name[4]; strcpy( name, "Var1" ); I then Set Some values in the map Script["Var1"] = 45; Now when I try and access the variable as follows int iVal = Script[name]; I get 0, whereas with int Val = Script["Var1"]; I get 45; If I strcmp("Var1", name) they match so why dont I get the correct output. Thanks Giant "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I''m not sure about the former." --Albert Einstein