Hello, Think it goes something like this, but you should check on web ... if year is divisible by 4 then ....if year is not divisible by 100 then .........it's a leap year ....else .........if year is divisible by 400 then ...............it's a leap year .........endif ....endif endif John

Either store each following line in its own string (i.e. have 3 different string objects), or concatenate the strings. e.g. std::string str = "my name is jim"; str += "\n" + getLineFromInputFile(); //...

foxele wrote: Maxwell, did you test the myString class with your c++ compiler? I still got the same four errors about my destructor and operator<< and constructor. If it works fine in your computer, then it is the problem of my compiler. Please let me know . Yes, with Visual C++ 6.0, I built it, and ran it. The code compiled without any error or warning. And the output was correct ("Happy"... something). Are you sure that you've downloaded the correct code? Or you just made a mistake that you copied the original code included in the text part of the reply? Or you didn't replace the code in the project with new one? Check the comments in the cpp file. I have moved some comments from the end of function bodies to the beginning of function bodies. If it is such kind, then it's a new one. For example: **// Conventional constructor** myString::myString() {   // ... } To isolate the problem from your making a mistake replacing files or your compiler's got problem, this time I will send you the whole project in ZIP form. Please visit WinZip[^] to get a zip tool. Thanks. Maxwell Chen

foxele wrote: Should I create a class named Chapters and use an array of Chapters in DVD class? This sounds reasonable. foxele wrote: DVD* dvd = new DVD("show me the meaning of being lonly"; but all I can do is store one line into the class, how can I store the whole lyric into the class? How about: DVD dvd; CHAPTER *chapter; chapter = dvd.AddChapter(); chapter.AddLyrics("This is line 1"); chapter.AddLyrics("This is line 2"); // or chapter.AddLyrics("This is line 1\nThis is line 2"); "The pointy end goes in the other man." - Antonio Banderas (Zorro, 1998)