string in namespace std does not name a type

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This may just be a simple mistake that I m not seeing  but  I think I m simply doing something wrong  Don t worry I m not using namespace std in my header  functions or anything which seemed to be this person s issue  Question I read similar to  mine  1   1   Why am I getting string does not name a type Error   I am getting 4 errors right now      C  Documents and Settings Me My   Documents C  Projects C   RandomSentence Nouns h 8 error   string  in   namespace  std  does not name a type       C  Documents and Settings Me My   Documents C  Projects C   RandomSentence Nouns h 12 error   string  in   namespace  std  does not name a type       C  Documents and Settings Me My   Documents C  Projects C   RandomSentence Nouns h 13 error   string  in   namespace  std  does not name a type       C  Documents and Settings Me My   Documents C  Projects C   RandomSentence Nouns cpp 9 error  no    std  string Nouns  nounGenerator    member function declared in class    Nouns              Build finished  4 errors  0 warnings        Here is my header file   class Nouns       public          Nouns            std  string noun      protected      private          int rnp     random noun picker         std  string dog  cat  rat  coat  toilet  lizard  mime  clown  barbie  pig  lamp  chair  hanger  pancake  biscut  ferret  blanket  tree  door  radio          std  string nounGenerator        And this is my cpp file    include  Nouns h   include  lt iostream gt   Nouns  Nouns         std  string Nouns  nounGenerator        RollRandom rollRandObj       rnp   rollRandObj randNum       switch rnp       case 1          noun    dog           break      case 2          noun    cat           break      case 3          noun    rat           break      case 4          noun    coat           break      case 5          noun    toilet           break      case 6          noun    lizard           break      case 7          noun    mime           break      case 8          noun    clown           break      case 9          noun    barbie           break      case 10          noun    pig           break      case 11          noun    lamp           break      case 12          noun    chair           break      case 13          noun    hanger           break      case 14          noun    pancake           break      case 15          noun    biscut           break      case 16          noun    ferret           break      case 17          noun    blanket           break      case 18          noun    tree           break      case 19          noun    door           break      case 20          noun    radio           break             return noun

User · Accepted Answer

You need to   include  lt string gt     lt iostream gt  declares cout  cin  not string

User · Answer

You need to add    include  lt string gt    In  your header file

User · Answer

Nouns h doesn t include  lt string gt   but it needs to  You need to add   include  lt string gt    at the top of that file  otherwise the compiler doesn t know what std  string is when it is encountered for the first time

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