MinGW compiler error with string class in C++

[surrender]

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Hell all,

I made a class declaration in a .h file with a private data member 'string name'.
After compilation of the corresponding .cpp file I keep getting the following errors:

line 17: "string does not name a type"
line 19: "expected ')' before 's' "

code snippet follows below: (in .h file)

#include <string>

        class Animal
       {
       protected:
17:      string name;
       public:
19:      Animal(string s){name = s;};
           ~Animal(){};    
           // Member functions
           void Eat();  
           void Drink();
           void Sleep();
           void Walk();

       };

What could be the possible cause of these errors?
I have changed the compilker settings in Code::Blocks, but it still leaves me
with the same errors.
Any help I will appreciate!

Thanks,

surrender

[nenin]

You forget about namespace std.

[Jenna]

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