this is a question on a test in my class so it has to be specifically like this:
well I've tried to compile it and I've come across an 2 errors regarding the p.find i have
in my for loop ---- error C2661: 'find' : no overloaded function takes 2 parameters
A friend somewhat made the loop for me but i really need more help understanding how to make a loop that works sucessfully

countWord(String p, String w)
the first parameter p is to hold the paragraph
the second is to hold the word you want counted
the function is suppose to return a integer value of 0 or more depending on how often your word is found in the paragraph

#include <iostream.h>
#include <lvp\string.h>

int countWord(String &p, String &w)
{
int counter, spacePos, nextspacePos = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < p.length(); i++)
{
spacePos = p.find(p.substr(spacePos, p.length() ), ' ');
nextspacePos = p.find(p.substr(spacePos, p.length()), ' ');
if (w == p.substr(spacePos + 1, w.length()))
{
counter++;
i = nextspacePos;
}
}
return(counter);
}

int main()
{
String p;
String w;

cout << "Type in a paragrah below" << endl;
getline (cin, p);
cout << "Type in a word you woud like to have counted: ";
cin >> w;

cout << countWord(p, w);
return(0);
}

Since you didn't ask a question, I'll ask a couple:

1. Have you tried to compile it?
2. How will you test it?
3. What kind of help would you like to get?


Regards,

Dave

oops lol iam just lost today here is what i really meant:
It is a test question as in my teacher was kind enough to redo a question i messed up on a test. well I've tried to compile it and I've come across an 2 errors regarding the p.find i have
in my for loop ---- error C2661: 'find' : no overloaded function takes 2 parameters
A friend somewhat made the loop for me but i really need more help understanding how to make a loop that works sucessfully

Hmmm... the code that I copied from your first post had no main() program, and ho include files, and nothing about "find," so I guess you must have edited it somewhat (or, maybe I just missed something...It wouldn't be the first time.)

Anyhow, since your code now includes a non-standard header, which, presumably has typedefs and/or class definitions for String, and since I don't have any way of knowing how to work with it, I'm done.

Sorry.

Maybe someone else...


Regards,

Dave

You will only get help after we have understand your problem.