oop - Char passing in C++ with pointers -

im having unclear image of pointers , char passing functions. please can tell me im doing wrong , brief idea pointers?ex : should use them, etc...

#include <iostream> using namespace std; class book{ private:     char *cname;     int cfee;     int nopeople;     int income; public:     void setdata(char &x,int y,int z){         cname = &x;         cfee = y;         nopeople = z;      }     void calincome(){         income = cfee * nopeople;      }     void viewincome(){         cout<<income;         cout<<cname;      } }; int main(){     book b1;     b1.setdata('dise',20000,30);     b1.calincome();     b1.viewincome(); } 

im getting error in code

//b1.setdata('dise',20000,30); "non-const lvalue reference type 'char' cannot bind temparory of type 'int'"

you should change setdata() declaration void setdata(const char *x,int y,int z)

as you're doing expecting reference single char parameter, cannot used assign char* pointer meant point @ character array.

also aren't specifying character array literal in call:

b1.setdata('dise',20000,30); 

needs changed

b1.setdata("dise",20000,30);         // ^    ^