could you please tell me whats the error in the code

[diwakar09]

i am using vc++ compiler

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
class base
{
public:
	
	virtual void paint()
	{
		cout<<"in middle\n";
	}
};

class derived : public base
{
public:
	
	void paint()
	{
		cout<<"in derived\n";
	}

};
class middle 
{
	char str[10];
public :
	derived *getinfo()
	{
		cout<<"which object you want\n";
			cin>>str;
		if (str == "derived")
		{             
			return new(derived);
		}
	}
};
int main()
{
	middle m;
    base *b;
	//derived *d;
	derived d;
	b = m.getinfo();
	b->paint();
	getchar();
	return 0;
	
	
}

Unhandled exception at 0x00000000 in project.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x00000000.

this is the error i am getting

[Ganon11]

You can't compare strings using the == operator; you have to use strcmp.

[diwakar09]

You can't compare strings using the == operator; you have to use strcmp.

thanx this was a stupid mistake that i have done

thanx a lot once again

[weaknessforcats]

While we're at it, I see your are using C++ so why use C-style strings??

You should be using C++ string objects. These you can compare using the == operator.