Question

I am building a games library and I want the user to be able to delete games.
I am trying to use the .erase() function but i am making a mistake somewhere.
I am studying my code for days and i can’t find a anwser.
Why? Beceause I am just 15 and don’t have that programming mind every other programmer has. That’s why i don’t call myself a programmer but just an ambiteuse teenager. Please help me. (Sorry for my spelling)

Here’s my code:

int main()
{
    vector<string>::const_iterator myIterator;
    vector<string>::const_iterator iter;             
                                            vector<string> games;                                
    games.push_back("Crysis2");
    games.push_back("GodOfWar3");
    games.push_back("FIFA12");

    cout <<"Welcome to your Games Library.\n";
    cout <<"\nWarning!!! Don't type spaces, put ecerything together!!!\n";
    cout <<"\nThese are your games:\n";
    for (iter = games.begin(); iter != games.end(); ++iter)
    {
        cout <<*iter <<endl;
    }
    //the loop!
    string action;
    string newGame;

    cout <<"\n-Type 'exit' if you want to quit.\n-Type 'add' if you want to add a game.\n-Type 'delete' if you want to delete a game.\n-Type 'find' if you want to search a game.\n-Type 'game' if you don't know what game to play. ";

    while (action != "exit")
    {


        cout <<"\n\nWhat do you want to do: ";
        cin >> action;


        if (action == "add")
        {
            cout <<"\nType the name of the game you want to add: ";
            cin >> newGame;

            games.push_back(newGame);

            for (iter = games.begin(); iter != games.end(); ++iter)
            {
                cout <<*iter <<endl;
            }

            continue;
        }
        else if (action == "delete")
        {
            cout <<"Type the name of the game you want to delete: ";
            cin >> newGame;

            iter = find(games.begin(), games.end(), newGame);

            if(iter != games.end())
            {
                games.erase(newGame);
            }
            else
            {
                cout<<"\nGame not found.";
            }

            continue;
        }
        else if (action == "find")
        {
            cout <<"Which game you want to look for in your library: ";
            cin >> newGame;

            iter = find(games.begin(), games.end(), newGame);

            if (iter != games.end())
            {
                cout << "Game found.\n";
            }
            else
            {
                cout << "Game not found.\n";
            }

            continue;
        }
        else if (action == "game")
        {
            srand(static_cast<unsigned int>(time(0)));
            random_shuffle(games.begin(), games.end());
            cout << "\nWhy don't you play " <<games[0];

            continue;
        }
        else if (action == "quit")
        {
            cout <<"\nRemember to have fun while gaming!!\n";
            break;
        }
        else
        {
            cout <<"\nCommand not found";
        }
    }
    return 0;
}

Answer 1

erase() takes an iterator (in this case, the result of find, which is iter), not a string (like newGame).