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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