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I am trying to sort a 2-dim array of students lastnames. I keep getting
errors that I cannot assign arrays.

void bubbleSort (char Lstname[][10], int n)
{

bool swapped = true;

while(swapped){
swapped = false;

for (int i = 0; i < 40 - 1 ; ++i)
if (Lstname[i] > Lstname[i+1]) {

swap(Lstname[i], Lstname[i+1]);
swapped = true;
}
}
}
I get these error messages on compilation:

C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\My
Documents\C++\assignments\prog5.cpp:215: instantiated from here
C:/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/3.4.2/bits/stl_algobase.h:130: error: invalid
initializer
C:/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/3.4.2/bits/stl_algobase.h:131: error: ISO C++
forbids assignment of arrays
C:/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/3.4.2/bits/stl_algobase.h:132: error: ISO C++
forbids assignment of arrays

Execution terminated

wrote:
> I am trying to sort a 2-dim array of students lastnames. I keep
> getting errors that I cannot assign arrays.

Well, you really need to turn your attention to 'std::string' and
stop using arrays of char to represent strings.

>
> void bubbleSort (char Lstname[][10], int n)
> {
>
> bool swapped = true;
>
> while(swapped){
> swapped = false;
>
> for (int i = 0; i < 40 - 1 ; ++i)
> if (Lstname[i] > Lstname[i+1]) {
>
> swap(Lstname[i], Lstname[i+1]);

You're trying to swap arrays here. The default implementation of
'swap' simply tries to assign the values. You need to provide your
own (custom) implementation (specialisation) of 'swap', something
like

template<class T, size_t s>
void swap(T (&a1)[s], T (&a2)[s])
{
for (size_t i = 0; i < s; ++i)
swap(a1[i], a2[i]);
}

and place it outside your 'bubbleSort'

> swapped = true;
> }
> }
> }
> I get these error messages on compilation:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\My
> Documents\C++\assignments\prog5.cpp:215: instantiated from here
> C:/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/3.4.2/bits/stl_algobase.h:130: error: invalid
> initializer
> C:/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/3.4.2/bits/stl_algobase.h:131: error: ISO C++
> forbids assignment of arrays
> C:/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/3.4.2/bits/stl_algobase.h:132: error: ISO C++
> forbids assignment of arrays
>
> Execution terminated

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> void bubbleSort (char Lstname[][10], int n)
> {
>
> bool swapped = true;
>
> while(swapped){
> swapped = false;
>
> for (int i = 0; i < 40 - 1 ; ++i)
> if (Lstname[i] > Lstname[i+1]) {
>
> swap(Lstname[i], Lstname[i+1]);

as said: this tries to swap an array of chars.
Another C++ solution is to change

char Lstname[][10], int n

to

std::vector<std::string>& Lstname

wrote:
> I am trying to sort a 2-dim array of students lastnames. I keep getting
> errors that I cannot assign arrays.
>
> void bubbleSort (char Lstname[][10], int n)
> {
>
> bool swapped = true;
>
> while(swapped){
> swapped = false;
>
> for (int i = 0; i < 40 - 1 ; ++i)
> if (Lstname[i] > Lstname[i+1]) {
>
> swap(Lstname[i], Lstname[i+1]);
> swapped = true;
> }
> }
> }
> I get these error messages on compilation:
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\My
> Documents\C++\assignments\prog5.cpp:215: instantiated from here
> C:/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/3.4.2/bits/stl_algobase.h:130: error: invalid
> initializer
> C:/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/3.4.2/bits/stl_algobase.h:131: error: ISO C++
> forbids assignment of arrays
> C:/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/3.4.2/bits/stl_algobase.h:132: error: ISO C++
> forbids assignment of arrays
>
> Execution terminated

If you're learning this in a course you should demand that your
instructor teaches you about real C++ strings, instead of character
arrays. In the mean time google for 'std::string' and use that instead.

Regards,
Bart.