Thread: Getting multiple inputs using cin

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    Getting multiple inputs using cin

    OK, so here's the deal. I'm writing a text-based program that accepts either single-character inputs, or multiple inputs from its own prompt. So, the following inputs are valid:

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    PROGRAM_PROMPT>  e
    
    ...and
    
    PROGRAM_PROMPT>  d 20 3
    So, I'd like to be able to accept single-character, as well as single-character/int/int input. This should act kind of like command line arguments, but it's within the program. How do I go about doing this?
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    Read a whole line into a char array (or a string), using say getline, then parse the string looking for keywords / parameters etc.
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    int i
    int iVariable[ size ]
    char strVariable[ size ]

    while ( reading keyBoard and not eof )
    {
    if ( strVariable is alpha ) continue
    else
    iVariable [ i ] = alpha to interger strVariable
    i++
    } // end while

    There are better, more complicated ways. Try this first

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