C++ my initialized string disappears when I leave the default constructor but my other member variables values don't -

i'm trying test hangman program. problem i'm running in default constructor initialize member variables. wrong , guess's values saved theres no issue there other member variables the_word , sofar don't saved. think though issue header file. think messed in hangman file declarations of member variables the_word , sofar. if can in figuring out issue(giving me solution love) grateful because has been eating brain long time. thanks!

in main cpp file have

#include <iostream> #include <string> #include <vector> #include "player.h" #include "hangman.h"  using namespace std;  int main() {     hangman game1;      while(1)      {           game1=hangman();//error object of type hangman cannot assigned                        //because copy assignment implicitly delated        } 

in player.h file have:

#ifndef player_h_ #define player_h_  #include <iostream> #include <string> #include <vector> #include <algorithm> #include <ctime> #include <cctype>   using namespace std;  class player { public:     player();     void makeguess(char &guess);     void win();     void lose();     char agree();     void display(); private:     string name;     int score;     string mystring;     char answer;  };  #endif 

in hangman file have:

#ifndef hangman_h_ #define hangman_h_  #include <iostream> #include <string> #include <vector> #include <algorithm> #include <ctime> #include <cctype> #include "player.h"  using namespace std;  class hangman { public:     hangman();     void play(); protected:     player player2;     vector<string> words;     const string the_word;//i think issue here     string sofar;//i think issue here     string used="";     int wrong;     char guess;     const int maxwrong=4;     //void virtual respondincorrectguess(); };   #endif 

in implementation file have:

    #include "hangman.h"     #include "player.h"      hangman::hangman()     {         wrong=0;         guess='a';         words.push_back("monkey");         words.push_back("hangman");         words.push_back("difficult");          const string the_word = words[2];//this might key solving issue          cout<<the_word<<endl;          string sofar(the_word.size(),'-');         cout<<sofar<<endl;      }  void hangman::play() {      cout<<"this word now:"<<the_word<<endl;//outputs nothing     cout<<"now number of - is:"<<endl;     cout<<sofar<<endl;//outputs nothing     exit(1); } 

update:: in short code have in test.h file

#ifndef test_test_h #define test_test_h  #include <iostream> #include <string> #include <vector> #include <algorithm> #include <ctime> #include <cctype> using namespace std;   class test{ public:     test();     void setname();     string getname(); private:     string name; }; #endif 

in implementation cpp file have:

#include "test.h"  test::test() {     name="hi";  }  void test::setname() {     cout<<"input name"<<endl;     cin>>name;  }  string test::getname() {     return name; } 

in main file have:

#include "test.h"  int main(){      test student;      student.setname();     cout<<student.getname()<<endl;     test::test();     cout<<student.getname()<<endl;//this prints out name set earlier instead of default name don't understand   } 

you declaring const string the_word in hangman ctor, you're not setting member variable. simple fix put the_word in initializer list.

hangman::hangman() : the_word(words[2]) /* other members should init here */ { ... } 

edit; well, ctor need sent words work.