Having trouble with program.

[oxfitguy]

# include <iostream>

using std: :cout;
using std: :cin;
using std: :endl;

void mystery1(char *, const char*); //prototype

int main ()
{
char string1 [80];
char string2 [80];

cout << "Enter two strings:";
cin >> string1 >> string2;
mystery1 (string1, string2);
cout << string1 << endl;

return 0;

} //end main

Why will this program not compile and execute?

 

[cpjust]

It would help if you told us the compile errors you're getting, but just by looking at the code you gave, here's what I found:

using std: :cout;
using std: :cin;
using std: :endl;

The compiler is usually pretty oblivious to white space, but in this case I'm sure it wouldn't know that std: :cout is really std::cout.

:: is a special operator in C++ that is different than the : operator, so if you put a space in the middle of : : it won't understand which operator you're talking about.

Other than that, you should get a link error about there being a prototype for mystery1(), but no function body defined for it.