C++ NetworkTable code error

[axton900]

Hey!
The getTable method returns a shared pointer. So you have to declare your table as a shared pointer by writing:
std::shared_ptr<NetworkTable> table = NetworkTable::GetTable("datatable");

That should fix that issue!


That tutorial is from 2014 and WPILib has been updated and is now in C++11 which introduced Smart Pointers. I would suggest taking a look at the library :Here!

[alst]

(That link should be this instead - missing a colon.)

Basically, the error means that the type of your table variable is "NetworkTable*" (a pointer to a NetworkTable), while GetTable() returns a std::shared_ptr<NetworkTable>, which can't be converted to a NetworkTable* directly. The place you actually want to change is currently line 9 in your code, where you declare "table" - it should be "std::shared_ptr<NetworkTable> table;".

[Thad House]

The things posted above are the proper solution. I'll contact the Screensteps people to get it updated.