Multiple inputs with cin

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

struct date
{
int month[2];
int day[2];
int year[4];
char dummy[1];
};

int main()
{
date birthday;

cout << "\nPlease enter your birthdate (mm/dd/yyyy): ";
cin >> birthday.month >> birthday.dummy << birthday.day >> birthday.dummy << birthday.year;

cout << "\n\nYour birthday is on "<< birthday.month << "/" << birthday.day << "/" << birthday.year;

return 0;
}



im having problems with the cin statements. here is the error message im getting:

error C2679: binary '>>' : no operator defined which takes a right-hand operand of type 'int [2]' (or there is no acceptable conversion)


what am i doing wrong? the dummy[1] variable is to take in the "/" in the date format. i tried it without that. i just wont compile! please help!

int day[2] is an array, and there is no predefined way to read in a array.
I think you got your struct date wrong, it should be:

Code:

struct date
{
int month;
int day;
int year;
char dummy;
};

int month[2] will declare two month variables (an array), and I doubt that is what you want .

I also noticed a << in your cin statement, perhaps it should be >> ?

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h>
using namespace std; 

struct date
{
int month[2];
int day[2];
int year[4];
char dummy[1];
};

int main()
{
date birthday;

cout << "\nPlease enter your birthdate (mm/dd/yyyy): ";
cin >> *(birthday.month) >> *(birthday.dummy)>> *(birthday.day)>> *(birthday.dummy);
cin >> *(birthday.year);

cout << "\n\nYour birthday is on "<< *(birthday.month) << "/" << *(birthday.day )<< "/" << *(birthday.year);
getche();
return 0;
}

notice: you got 2 errors in your code

1- the type mistake (as i think) << instead of >>
2- u used the name of the arrays to assign value, while the name of any array is just a pointer to its first element. so you have to treat it as a pointer

I hope this helps you