Error in TinyXml++ tutorial

Question

trying to compile the TinyXml++ tutorial with CodeBlocks (16.01) and with VS2013 I get the same error at following line:

ticpp::Element* pElem = doc.FirstChildElement()->NextSibling();

CodeBlocks error:

invalid conversion from 'ticpp::Node*' to 'ticpp::Element*' [-fpermissive]

VS2013 error:

cannot convert from 'ticpp::Node *' to 'ticpp::Element *'

Any idea?

Answer 1

In case you still want to compile it, regardless of whether there is an error in the tutorial, you can use the auto keyword for variable declaration.

For example:

auto pElem = doc.FirstChildElement()->NextSibling();

This way, the compiler will deduce the variable type at compile time.

Answer 2

The return type of NextSibling() is Node*. If you want Element* as return type, you can use NextSiblingElement() instead.