• st (20/20) Mar 16 2003 This compiles but does not execute:
• Richard Grant (13/15) Mar 17 2003 My guess is that you are using the older stream library since using stlp...
• Jim Jennings (6/22) Mar 17 2003 stlport and

st <st_member pathlink.com> writes:

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?

Richard Grant <fractal clark.net> writes:

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

"Jim Jennings" <jwjenn mindspring.com> writes:

"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

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

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