Statements and Flow--range-based for loop

[hjf]

Line 8 does not compile for me.

  string str {"Hello!"};

I tried changing the curly brackets to parentheses and it compiled but then the next line didn't.

I am using Codeblocks 10.05 for my IDE. Later versions did not download a compiler, not sure why (Windows 7 64 bit SP1).

Also, my compiler finds errors but doesn't give me hints as to what the problem is. Until this time I was able to figure out the problems on my own.
Thank you!
hjf

[jlb]

Also, my compiler finds errors but doesn't give me hints as to what the problem is.

What? If your compiler finds errors it reports what the errors are.

I tried changing the curly brackets to parentheses and it compiled but then the next line didn't.

What next line?

[hjf]

I followed the tutorial exactly for installation. Perhaps I have to check some things in order for the compiler to provide error reports. Right now all I get is a red square by a faulty line. I would like to know how to get error reports.

The next line is

for (char c : str)

[jlb]

You need to compile the code in order for the compiler to generate the error/warning messages.

There is nothing wrong, syntactically with that line, as long as you're using a C++11 or higher compatible compiler compiling in C++11 or higher mode.

[hjf]

Okay. I click on compiler every time and that is what gives me the red square. I have figured out everything on my own until now. I will try to find out what version of compiler compatibility I have. The person who suggested these tutorials said they would work fine with something lower than C++11 but perhaps that has changed over time. The lab I will be working in uses an older version of C++ so he thought I might as well use the version that the lab uses. But I want to keep using the tutorials so I will upgrade if I need to.

So, to make sure, the Hello line in my first post is correct with curly brackets if I have a C++11 compatible compiler?

edit:I checked. the compiler is not compatible with C++11.