Is it possible to use C++ string and sstream in MATLAB MEX?

Dear All,

Is it possible to use C++ string and sstream in a MATLAB MEX file? The following is a part of my code in which I am having problem:

string VariableNames;
ostringstream strout( VariableNames );
strout << "x y z "; 
for( int i = 0; i<N; i++)    
  strout << GetComponentName( i ) << " ";    
VariableNames = strout.str();

Although I have included string and sstream header files, MATLAB complains with the following error message:

 error C2065: 'string' : undeclared identifier

Could someone tell me if using C++ string is usable in MEX.

Thanks,

Ahmad

[Walter Roberson]

Did you

#include <string>

?

[Kaustubha Govind]

You probably also need to add "using namespace std;", and ensure that your MEX-file has a .cpp extension.

[AP]

Thanks @Kaustubha. Excellent catch. namespace was the problem.