Problems with string length

[TheKingLear]

Why won't this work? If the employeeID is "1234567", that's what it returns, not the error message.

void SalesRep::setEmployeeID(const string &empID)
{

	if (empID.length() != 6)
		cout << "Invalid employee ID#. Must be 6 characters. Try again.\n";
	else
	         employeeID = empID;

}

string SalesRep::getEmployeeID() const
	{
		return employeeID;
		}

[Peter87]

I don't see anything wrong with the code that you have posted.

[Smac89]

Add another message that prints out the employee id, maybe this will help you see what is going on