Eclipse c++11 // vector - c++

Question

This is really driving me crazy:
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <string.h>
#include <thread>
using namespace std;
void test() {
vector<string> myvector;
string a("Teststring");
myvector.push_back(a);
cout << myvector.begin()->length() << endl;
}
int main() {
thread(test).join();
return 0;
}
The code compiles fine with the -std=c++11 flag to the compiler and the -pthread flag to the linker.
BUT: Eclipse does either know the std::thread or the myvector.begin()->length(), even if the code runs fine eclipse warns me "Method 'length' could not be resolved".
I tried every possible solution in here: Eclipse CDT C++11/C++0x support without any success. This took me so many hours now, what am I doing wrong?!
Is there anybody getting a project setup without problems with this code?
EDIT: Other code example - same problem:
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <thread>
using namespace std;
class TestClass {
public:
void test() {
cout << "test" << endl;
}
};
void test() {
vector<TestClass> testClassVector;
TestClass x;
testClassVector.push_back(x);
testClassVector.begin()->test();
}
int main() {
thread(test).join();
return 0;
}
Compiles and runs correct, but returns in eclipse: Method 'test' could not be resolved
EDIT:
working versions:
((TestClass)*(testClassVector.begin())).test();
TestClass foo2 = *(testClassVector.begin());
foo2.test();
still not working:
testClassVector.begin()->test();
The last compiles and works like the two above, but eclipse still claims:
Method 'test' could not be resolved

Answer 1

Maybe I'm wrong, but I think your problem don't come from Eclypse. Juste, begin() on a vector return a std::vector<T>::iterator first, this is not a pointer and there is no method length, but you can ask for the vector size with myvector.size(); if this is what you want.
The problem could come from your #include <string.h> that is not the same as #include <string>, string.h is for string operation like strcmp, strstr, etc... juste string will define the std::string object.

Answer 2

I don't have Eclipse set up but the problem appears to be around std::string. Does the problem go away if you remove the threading from the example? (I also changed to #include <string> instead of string.h)
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <thread>
using namespace std;
#if 0
void test() {
vector<string> myvector;
string a("Teststring");
myvector.push_back(a);
cout << myvector.begin()->length() << endl;
}
#endif
int main() {
//thread(test).join();
vector<string> myvector;
string a("Teststring");
myvector.push_back(a);
cout << myvector.begin()->length() << endl;
return 0;
}
That should hopefully print out 10.
Update from comment:
Does this generate the Eclipse warning?
auto tmp = *(myvector.begin());
std::cout << tmp.length() << std::endl;
What about this?
std::string foo("abc123");
std::cout << foo.length() << std::endl;
I guess one more too:
std::string foo2 = *(myvector.begin());
std::cout << foo2.length() << std::endl;

Answer 3

The solution found:
I downloaded eclipse kepler Kepler
Created a new project and tried to compile this source code (like above):
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <thread>
using namespace std;
class TestClass {
public:
void test() {
cout << "test" << endl;
}
};
void test() {
vector<TestClass> testClassVector;
TestClass x;
testClassVector.push_back(x);
testClassVector.begin()->test();
}
int main() {
thread(test).join();
return 0;
}
On the first run eclipse told me, thread belongs to the new c++11 standard and I have to add -std=c++11 to the compiler flags. To use thread I also added -pthread to the linker flags. With this steps the code could be compiled, but eclipse marks the thread still as unknown. To fix this I proceeded the following step:
Under C/C++ Build (at project settings), find the Preprocessor Include Path and go to the Providers Tab. Deselect all except CDT GCC Builtin Compiler Settings. Then untag Share settings entries … . Add the option -std=c++11 to the text box called Command to get compiler specs.
Found here.
Now - unbelievable but true - it works, even without any errors marked by eclipse. The solution is using the (beta) version of eclipse, wich seems to handle this in a better way.
Thanks for all your help!