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From: "Mike Wahler" <mkwahler AT ix DOT netcom DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.lang.c++,alt.comp.lang.learn.c-c++
Subject: Re: More than one letter input
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 17:38:54 -0800
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Person wrote in message <91509768 DOT 0112031721 DOT 1481a4ee AT posting DOT google DOT com>...
>How can I get input for more than one letter (a whole word)??
>I want to make a simple program that asks you for your name, and then
>shows it on the screen.
>
>This is what I have so far:
>
>  #include <iostream.h>
>
>  main()
>  {
>   char name;
>   int x;
>   cout << "Name: ";
>   cin >> name;
>   cout << "Hello, " << name << "\n";
>  }
>
>It only takes the first letter of the name.
>
>Can someone help me with this please?

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main()
{
    std::string name;
    std::cout << "Please enter your name: ";
    std::getline(std::cin, name);
    std::cout << "Hello, " << name << std::endl;
    return 0;
}

-Mike

>
>--Person