alternative to string. insert with algorithm

[newguy17]

this is how i insert character in array of character.

        char arraytest[10];
 	int position;
	char insert;
		
	cout<<"Enter element to be inserted : ";
	cin>>insert;
		
	cout<<"Position to insert? : ";
	cin>>position;

	int p = position;	

		for(int x=size; x>p; x--)
		{
			array[x]=array[x-1];
		}
	arraytest[p]=insert;

is this possible when im using string? i don't want to use the build in string function like insert or use vectors and i want it like simple algorithms that i used in array characters.

[SECMoG1T]

yes it is possible, also strings are much more dynamic, you don't need to declare the size at all you can just add the character using '+'.

note, in your example above you'll also need to check your bounds.

consider this trivial examples:

#include<iostream>
#include<string>

using namespace std;


int main()
{
    std::string data, temp("hello");

    for(int i =0; i < temp.size(); i++)
    {
        data += temp[i];
    }

    std::cout<<"result: "<<data<<"\n\n";

    ///---------------------------------------

    string data1;
    const int maxsize = 20;
    char  mychar;

    for(int pos = 0; pos < maxsize; pos++)
    {
        std::cout<<"Enter the character to enter at "<<pos+1<<": ";
        std::cin>>mychar;

        data1 += mychar;
    }

    std::cout<<"\nyou entered "<<data1;

    ///--------------------------------------------

    std::string data2;

    std::cout<<"\n\nEnter a random word: ";
    std::cin>>data2;

    std::cout<<"\nyour input is : "<<data2;

    ///-------------------------------------------
    std::string data3;

    std::cout<<"\n\nEnter a complete sentence: ";
    std::getline(std::cin,data3,'\n');

    std::cout<<"your sentence is: "<<data3;

}

[newguy17]

yes, i just noticed about the bounds. thank you for the example.

[Handy Andy]

Hello newguy17,

Yes it is possible. Just replace "array", BTW not a good choice for a variable name, with the name of a string. At its core a "std::string" is an array and it is the string class that handles most of the work for you.

I do question the use of the for loop and wonder if it is inserting properly.

Without more of the code to know what you have I have no way of testing this.

Hope that helps for now,

Andy

[E0p9LyTq]

There are several different ways to add characters and std::strings to a std::string.

operator+
operator+=
append
push_back
insert
replace
http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/string/basic_string/

As with many things C++ there are more ways to do a task, compared to C.

Generating random numbers is another.