• st <st_member pathlink.com> Mar 16 2003
• Richard Grant <fractal clark.net> Mar 17 2003
• "Jim Jennings" <jwjenn mindspring.com> Mar 17 2003

This compiles but does not execute:
//(code has been shortened on purpose)

#include <iostream.h>
#include <string>

string something;

int main()
{

cout << "Enter your name: ";
cin >> something;

}

This compiles and executes properly:

#include <iostream.h>
#include <string>

char something[40];

int main()
{

cout << "Enter your name: ";
cin >> something;

}

Why won't a string work with cin?

In article <b539un$1097$1 digitaldaemon.com>, st says...
This compiles but does not execute:
//(code has been shortened on purpose)


My guess is that you are using the older stream library since using stlport and
this works as expected:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main() {
std::string something;
std::cin >> something;
}

But the real answer to your question is that it does not work because you do not
have an extraction operator defined for istream and "string" in your
environment.

Richard

"Richard Grant" <fractal clark.net> wrote in message
news:b54gjm$1qvp$1 digitaldaemon.com...
 In article <b539un$1097$1 digitaldaemon.com>, st says...
This compiles but does not execute:
//(code has been shortened on purpose)


 My guess is that you are using the older stream library since using


 this works as expected:

 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>

 int main() {
 std::string something;
 std::cin >> something;
 }

 But the real answer to your question is that it does not work because you


 have an extraction operator defined for istream and "string" in your
 environment.

 Richard


If you want to enter more than one name, e.g., Joe Fauntleroy Blow, try:
    std::getline(std::cin, something);