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From: Thomas Hansen <thomas DOT hansenNOSPAMORILLSUEYOURXXX AT adramatch DOT com>
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Subject: Re: More than one letter input
Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 08:21:34 +0100
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On 3 Dec 2001 17:21:44 -0800, there came a drop of sanity from
person0000000000 AT yahoo DOT com (Person) containing:

>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?
>
>--Person
#include <iostream> // Standard header inclusion
main()
{
   using namespace std;
  string name; // Use string and not char
  int x;
  cout << "Name: ";
  cin >> name;
  cout << "Hello, " << name << "\n";
}
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