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    String error

    When ever I use a string variable in my program, if I type a space at the cin statement, the program interprets the space as a break between input and takes each word as a separate input, so the string "a b" is considered two strings, "a" and "b". What is wrong?

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    Nothing is wrong. That's how the >> operator works.
    Use std::getline() if you want to get a whole line of input.

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    What is the syntax for that?

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    Tried getline ate the name selector part of my program, but the input is counted as just a . and I can't actually input anything there. Syntax used was:

    Code:
    getline( cin, yourname);
    like on the supplied website.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DarkAlex View Post
    Tried getline ate the name selector part of my program, but the input is counted as just a . and I can't actually input anything there. Syntax used was:

    Code:
    getline( cin, yourname);
    like on the supplied website.
    You have to type more than "." to get something else.

    Serious comment: That's the correct statement, therefore your error is somewhere else. Keep looking. If you want us to help look, you'll have to actually post the code.

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    This is the code where I tested the new input statement:

    Code:
    int play()
    {
        bool ok=false;
        
        beaten=0;
        hp=10;
        maxhp=10;
        weapon=0;
        gold=5;
        frags=0;
        
        do
        {
                cout<<"What is your charater's name?\n";
                getline( cin, yourname);
                cout<<"Your character's name is "<<yourname<<". Is that okay?\n";
                cin>>choice;
                if (choice=="No" || choice=="no" || choice=="NO" || choice=="n" || choice=="N")
                {
                       ok=false;
                }
                else
                {
                    ok=true;
                }
        }while (ok==false);
        startroom();
        
        if (hp==0)
        {
                  cout<<"Ye dead. Better luck next time!\n";
                  system ("pause");
        }
    }
    yourname is a string, and since this is the only code block I tried the new method in, this has to be the area where the error is occurring.

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    Ah. We seem to have the dreaded "mixing >> and getline" syndrome. It is theoretically possible to write a program that uses both successfully, if you are very careful. Rough guideline: every time you read input using >> and the next input operation will be/may be done with getline, you will need to call cin.ignore() to remove the enter key, which >> does not process and therefore interferes with getline.

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    Thanks. That fixed it.

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