int char and float

[makveli]

lets say i had a program saying

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
float name;
float lastname;
cout<<"Enter first name"<<endl;
cin>>name;
cout<<"Enter last name"<<endl;
cin>>lastname;
cout<<"your first name is "<<name<<" and your second name is "<<lastname<<endl;

cin.get();
return 0;
}

why dosent that work?

[Salem]

Try using
char name[100];

or
string name;

You can't store "fred" in a float!!!

[littleweseth]

if you use strings (ie)

string foo

dont forget to include string.

#include <string>

Strings are very cool - you can concatenate them easily using +, and they resize themselves. Very awesome.

[makveli]

ok i kind of get what you mean can someone please convert my code to how it should be so i can work it out from that

[Kyro]

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main()
{
	std::string name;
	std::string lastname;

	cout << "Enter first name" << endl;
	cin >> name;

	cout << "Enter last name" << endl;
	cin >> lastname;

	cout << "your first name is " << name << " and your second name is " << lastname << endl;

	cin.get();

	return 0;
}

[makveli]

thanx so much you have just taught me how to use strings

[littleweseth]

remember to put in

using std::cout;
using std::cin;
using std::endl;

Better than using using namespace std;