Question

I am trying to define a vector of string in Visual C++ 2005 like this:

void main()
{    
   typedef vector<std::string> temp;

But, I am getting an error:

error C4430: missing type specifier - int assumed

I have included string.h

What could be the reason?
Am I doing anything wrong?

Answer 1

If you are using namespace std; you have to say typedef vector<string> temp; or say typedef vector<::std::string> temp; because within the namespace std there can also be a sub-namespace with the name std.