c++ - Array of different objects -

alright trying this.

i have account class, have checkingaccount , savingsaccount class inherit account class.

in program have array called accounts. going hold objects of both types of accounts.

account** accounts; accounts = new account*[numaccounts];   accountfile >> tempaccountnum >> tempbalance >> temptransfee; checkingaccount tempaccount(tempbalance, tempaccountnum, temptransfee); accounts[i] = tempaccount; 

i error when trying assign tempaccount accounts array.

no suitable conversion function "checkingaccount" "account" exists.

how make accounts array hold both kinds of objects?

each element in accounts account*. is, "pointer account". you're trying assign account directly. instead, should taking address of account:

accounts[i] = &tempaccount; 

remember pointer pointing @ invalid object once tempaccount has gone out of scope.

consider avoiding arrays , pointers. unless have reason not to, use std::vector of accounts (not account*s):

std::vector<account> accounts;  accountfile >> tempaccountnum >> tempbalance >> temptransfee; accounts.emplace_back(tempbalance, tempaccountnum, temptransfee);