Variables? Intergers.

Hi, i've been wondering if i have this program

Code:

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#include <iostream.h>
int
main()
{
  int you;
  cout<<"how are you?";
  cin>>you;
  cout<<"You are:"<<you;
  cin.get();
  cin.get();
  return 0;
}

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before u start saying how bad it is e.t.c if i want to store a couple letter what would it be? because an interger can only store numbers, what can store letters? Also were should i replace this?(i'm looking to replace "in you;" part of the code i think!)

You can use arrays of char to act as a string of characters:

Code:

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#include <iostream.h>
int
main()
{
  char you[50];
  cout<<"how are you?";
  cin>>you;
  cout<<"You are:"<<you;
  cin.get();
  cin.get();
  return 0;
}

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For responses with more than one word, cin>> won't get it all. In that case you need cin.getline():

Code:

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#include <iostream.h>
int
main()
{
  char you[50]
  cout<<"how are you?";
  cin.getline(you, 50);
  cout<<"You are:"<<you;
  cin.get();
  cin.get();
  return 0;
}

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And if your compiler is new enough, C++ style strings are preferable to C style strings:

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

int
main()
{
  string you;
  cout<<"how are you?";
  getline(cin, you);
  cout<<"You are:"<<you;
  cin.get();
  cin.get();
  return 0;
}

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Thanks alot it works!!! You are truly a god :p:p