specific length

Hi, i was wondering how i could specify the length of something in a console program like:

Code:

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#include <iostream.h>
#include "apstring.h"

int main()
{
    apstring state;

    cout << Which state do you live in?
    cin >> state;
    cout state;
}

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How would i make it so state was two letters as in AZ or CA?

thanks!

cin.getline(string, 3, '\n');

Tis what I meant :)

This person should get a cookie for using the code tags (joke from a friend)

but back to the point....use chars.

char[2];
//insert code here.

that should work (no need for code, ain't posting it)

i believe getline would need 3 instead of 2, because it reserves a spot for the null character

i think he meant

cin.getline(state,3);

if you're working with state abbrev. you probably need a data table with state names to abbrev. the first two or three letters of any state should suffice. (except for mississippi and missouri.)