Tag: c++ user input strings

User Input Strings

It is possible to use the extraction operator >> on cin to store a string entered by a user:

string firstName;
cout << "Type your first name: ";
cin >> firstName; // get user input from the keyboard
cout << "Your name is: " << firstName;

// Type your first name: John
// Your name is: John

However, cin considers a space (whitespace, tabs, etc) as a terminating character, which means that it can only store a single word (even if you type many words): Continue reading C++ User Input Strings