Using local variables

I am still currently working on my program. But I am wondering how do I use the string of arrays inside the constructor with int parameter?
What I did was to intake the amount of classes a Student haves, and then use the amount to create string of arrays that'll store Student's course names.

#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

class Student
{
private:
    string name;
    int year;
    string semester;
    int AmtClass;
    static string cohort[4];

public:
    Student();
    Student(int AmtClass);
    Student(Student &);

    void setCourses(string courses);
    void setName(string name);
    void setYear(int year);
    void setSemester(string semester);

    string getName();
    int getYear();
    string getSemester();
    int getAmtClass();

  //  ~Student();
};

string Student::cohort[4] = { "Freshman", "Sophomore", "Junior", "senior" };


Student::Student()
{
    name = "";
    year = 0;
    semester = "";
    AmtClass = 0;
}


Student::Student(int amount)
{
    AmtClass = amount;

    string *pName;
    pName = new string[AmtClass];
}

Student::Student(Student &obj)
{
    *this = obj;
}

void Student::setName(string Name)
{
    name = Name;
}

void Student::setYear(int Year)
{
    year = Year;
}

void Student::setSemester(string Semester)
{
    semester = Semester;
}

string Student::getName()
{
    return name;
}

int Student::getYear()
{
    return year;
}

string Student::getSemester()
{
    return semester;
}

int Student::getAmtClass()
{
    return AmtClass;
}

void readStudentData(Student &);
void printStudentData(Student);


int main()
{
    int amount;
    cout << "How many courses are you currently taking? ";
    cin >> amount;

    Student kid(amount);

    readStudentData(kid);
    printStudentData(kid);
}

void readStudentData(Student &kid)
{
    cin.ignore(10000, '\n');

    int amount = kid.getAmtClass();
    cout << amount << endl;
    string name = "";
    string semester = "";
    int year = 0;
    string *pName = new string[amount];

    cout << "What is your full name? ";
    getline(cin,name);
    kid.setName(name);

    cout << "Type in 0 for Freshman, 1 for Sophomore, 2 for Junior or 3 for Senior.";
    cout << "\nWhat year are you? ";
    cin >> year;
    while(cin)
    {   if(year >= 0 && year < 4)
        {
            kid.setYear(year);
            break;
        }
        else
        {
            year = 0;
            cin >> year;
        }
    }

    cin.ignore();
    cout << "\nWhat is your current semester? ";
    getline(cin,semester);
    kid.setSemester(semester);

    cout << "\nPlease enter the name of all your courses." << endl;
    for(int i = 0; i < amount; i++)
    {
        cout << "Course #" << i+1 << " : ";
        getline(cin,pName[i]);
    //How do i set the course names into the constructor with int parameter     
    //here?
    }

}

LB (13399)

When you say "string of arrays", do you actually mean "array of strings"?

What are you trying to do on lines 46-52?

dasboshiet (30)

Well on lines 46-52 I am trying to create an allocated array of strings so I can enter my course names into there.
I have to create a specific amount of space through the request of the user's and then enter the class names into there.

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LB (13399)

What do you think happens to pName on line 52? What do you think happens to *pName on line 52?

dasboshiet (30)

I'm not sure, I know i dynamically created a new array of strings, i just don't know how to access the array of strings inside of the constructor

LB (13399)

You should pass it to the constructor, as a parameter.

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