A newbie is about to explode(c++)

[echo.whoami]

I'm about to explode](*,)
this is the code. What should i put into the $$$$. I know is char something but WHAT...


#include<iostream>
#include<string>
using namespace std;

class employee
{
private:
char name[20];
char id[5];
public:
employee($$$$$,$$$$$); //constructor
};

void main()
{
employee em1($$$$$$,$$$$$$); //constructor
.
.
.
}

employee::employee($$$$$$,$$$$$$$)
{
strcpy(name,$$$$$$);
strcpy(id,$$$$$$$);
}

i want just to use the overloaded constructor employee but how.

If you are really quit you'll be able to hear me (boom!!!)

[dwhitney67]

Your member data (name and id) should be declared to be STL strings, not char arrays. It's ironic that you declared the arrays, yet included <string>.

Your constructor should accept a string for each field. The use of strcpy() is not needed.

[jimi_hendrix]

you would do

employee(int x, char* a,)
{
//stuff
}

then

employee(char* a, char* b)
{
//stuff
}


thats how you overload stuff
(tell me if im crazy and wrong)

o ya and use strings...i was just lazy