full name, one string
Hi.
I'd like to be able to input a first and last name using one string.
Is there a way to check for a space to know where to separate the first from last name?
See, I dont' want to use two strings. One for first, and one for last.
(This program isn't for any extremely useful purpose, I am still learning.)
eg.
void enterName(void) {
char name[50];
cout << "Please Enter Your First and Last Name\n";
cin >> name;
/* find space in name */
cout << "Welcome, " << name;
return;
}
use cin.getline(....) //cant remember the arguments
its cin.getline( char *buffer, int length, char delimit = '\n')
well not exactly with those variable names but you should get the picture....
anyway also use the string class and you can do all kinds of mainpulation to the string....including checking for a space...
include<string>
using std::string;
or something like that ....
inZane
--true programmer's don't comment--
--programmer wannabes complain about it--
i dont know about everyone else but heres what i always do for that...
i just pulled that out of thin air so it might have errors (doubt it) but if you have the apstring.cpp and apstring.h, open apstring.cpp and add it to your project, and make sure in the "TOOLS", then "options" section, in the "Directories" tab, you have a directory listed to your apstring files...#include "apstring.h"
#include <iostream.h>
int main()
{
apstring name;
cout<<"Enter your full name and press enter: ";
getline (cin, name);
cout<<"Hello, "<<name<<endl;
return 0;
}
hope that made SOME sense
Paro
