C++ class with char pointers returning garbage
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I created a class "Entry" to handle Dictionary entries, but in my main(), I create the Entry() and try to cout the char typed public members, but I get garbage. When I look at the Watch list in debugger, I see the values being set, but as soon as I access the values, there is garbage. Can anyone elaborate on what I might be missing?
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class Entry
{
public:
Entry(const char *line);
char *Word;
char *Definition;
};
Entry::Entry(const char *line)
{
char tmp[100];
strcpy(tmp, line);
Word = strtok(tmp, ",") + '\0';
Definition = strtok(0,",") + '\0';
}
int main()
{
Entry *e = new Entry("drink,What you need after a long day's work");
cout << "Word: " << e->Word << endl;
cout << "Def: " << e->Definition << endl;
cout << endl;
delete e;
e = 0;
return 0;
}
