Thread: simple i/o question

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    simple i/o and array question

    right, i'm having problems with something stupid involving input and arrays.

    Code:
        char number[256];
        cout << "enter a number" << endl;
        cin.getline(number,256);
        cout << "the number is" << endl;
             for (int i = 0;i > ???;i++) {
                 cout << number[i];
                 }
        cout << endl;
    what do i put in that red area to output the correct number?

    I know that if i put in 256, and if the number entered has less than 256 digits, then the program messes up. how can i figure out which units in the array are being used?

    i know this system isn't the way numbers are usually handled, but i'm doing something different involving very large numbers.
    Last edited by n3v; 04-06-2006 at 08:03 AM.

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    Code:
    char number[256];
    cout << "enter a number" << endl;
    cin.getline(number,256);
    cout << "the number is" << endl;
    for (int i = 0;i < strlen(number);i++)
    {
        cout << number[i];
    }
    cout << endl;
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