Thread: isspace()

  1. 03-10-2008 #1
    Ducky
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    isspace()

    What is wrong with that code?
    It executes else() but wont execute if(). It just hangs.

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
#include <cctype>

using namespace std;

int main()
{ 
   char x;
   for (;;)
   {
        cout << "Type a character: " << endl; 
        cin >> x;
        if( isspace(x) )
        {
            cout << "It's a space." << endl;
        }
        else
        {
            cout << "It's not a space." << endl;  
        }
    }
}
    Last edited by Ducky; 03-10-2008 at 01:49 PM.
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  2. 03-10-2008 #2
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    I think the problem is that formatted input ignores whitespace by default. Perhaps the simplest option is to just use cin.get() instead.
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  3. 03-10-2008 #3
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    Yeah works for me using cin.get(x) instead.
  4. 03-10-2008 #4
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    Cool, thank you!
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