cin and char arrays

Can you cin a char array?

Code:

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char Buffer[81];

cin>>Buffer;

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Shouldn't this work? As long as there is no space shouldn't it read in the array as an array of chars?
I was advised that we can do it with an integer array, but can I do it with a char array. I'm assuming that there shouldn't be any issue with it, but it doesn't work on my current compile.

ya but make it this...

Code:

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cin >> Buffer;

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The >> operator isn't defined for arrays. That operator is defined for STL strings. Or you could use the getline function to read in character arrays.

I'm trying to avoid using cin.getline().
I'm trying to trouble shoot with only my pc.
My books are unavailable for now.
So I do appologize for remedial questions.
(as if any of mine are not.)

So cin>> doesn't work for char arrays?

Am I required to use cin.getline for char arrays v.s. int arrays?

Actually, this worked for me on VC++ 6.0:

Code:

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#include <iostream>

int main()
{
        char buffer[81];
        std::cin >> buffer;
        return 0;
}

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although I think I read that better code to prevent overflow would be:

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>

int main()
{
        const int bufSize = 81;
        char buffer[bufSize];
        std::cin >> std::setw(bufSize) >> buffer;
        return 0;
}

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Not sure why it didn't work for you.