Thread: Getting back into the swing.

Is there any way I can accomplish this without an error?

Code:

void edit(employee a)
{
	cout << "What would you like to change?" << endl 
		 << "1. Name" << endl << "2. Payrate" << endl;
	string input;
	getline(cin, input);
	if (input == 1)
	{
		getline(cin, a.name);
	}
	else if (input == 2)
	{
		getline(cin, a.payrate);
	}
	else
	{
		cout << "Please enter a valid selection, 1 or 2." << endl;
	}
}

I can't find a good tutorial on the basic string on the website, at least not for what I'm attempting to do, is this even possible?

I guess I could avoid the problem by using an integer as input, but i'd have to add more code for error checking and whatnot, and that doesn't seem good, one data type is easier to work with, right?

Reading about stringstreams, don't give me the answer yet!

By George I think I've got it!

Code:

void edit(employee a)
{
	string input;
	int selection;
	cout << "What would you like to change?" << endl 
		 << "1. Name" << endl << "2. Payrate" << endl;

	getline(cin, input);
	stringstream(input) >> selection;
	if (selection == 1)
	{
		getline(cin, a.name);
	}
	else if (selection == 2)
	{
		getline(cin, a.payrate);
	}
	else
	{
		cout << "Please enter a valid selection, 1 or 2." << endl;
	}
}