How to include spaces in c++

hello
im a bit of a newbie and i have a program in c++ and it asks questions, where u live, etc. when i type in an answer with a space in it, it skips the following question.
does anyone know how to combat this problem?
thanks in advance :)

If you're using scanf(), it's because it stops reading up to the next space (cin may do that too). Use fgets(), or cin.getline().

sorry i dont understand what you mean :confused:

Well, I can't read your mind, why not post the problem code?

Code:

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#include <iostream> // This list defines what 'extras' are to be used within the program
#include <string>
#include <conio.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
using namespace std;

int main ( ) {
    char manager[20]; // This list assigns the indentifiers with data types
    char products[5][20];
    float prices[5];
    char suburb [20];
    float Total = 0; // Defines Total's current value as '0'
    char state [20];
    int    items, num;
        char terminalid [8];
        char eftpos [20];
    char cardnumber [20];
    char enter [24];
   
    cout<<"Welcome to the Receipt Generator" << endl;
    cout<<"Press any key and enter to begin..."; // This feature allows the user to choose when he/she is ready to start the program
    cin>>enter;
    system("cls"); // This command clears the screen for a more user-friendly appearance
    cout<<"Enter the suburb of the store (upper case and no spaces please) >    ";
    cin>> suburb; // The user enters the suburb with the knowledge that it will be printed on the receipt
    cout<<"Enter the state that the  store is in (Upper case) > ";
    cin>> state; // The user enters the state

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This is the beggining part of it. I get problems when i want to enter spaces in the answers

ive had to write no spaces please because of the systems inability to handle spaces in the answers

Both cin and scanf use a space as a terminator, so it will only read up to the space. To get past this use cin.getline().

cin.getline(suburb, 20, '\n'); // << safest

or:

cin.getline(suburb, '\n');

I agree with sabastian

use

Code:

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cin.getline(name, 20, '\n')

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this will write the whole typed string into name