Thread: Detecting two consecutive spaces in string

while (loopCount2 > 2)

This should be

while (loopCount2 < 2)

You initilized loopCount2 as 0, then looped while it was more than two. (never)

Oh, no. Sorry.

even easier:
itemName.find(" ",0)

if this returns true, there are more than two spaces. it returns the position of that place. if not, it returns string::npos.

Two consecutive whitespaces? That's what I'm looking for.

if (Letter == ' ')

Would better serve its purpose as

if (isspace(Letter))

Remember to #include <ctype.h>

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;


int main()
{

	string a = "aaa  zz";
	cout << a.find("  ");


	return 0;
}

Will send the position of the " " (two consecutive whitespaces mangled by the board) to the console.

I tried to do the following but it didn't work:

Code:

while (itemName.find("  "))
{
     cout << endl << endl << " Please enter a valid item name: ";
     getline(cin, itemName,'\n');			
}

should'nt it be

cin.getline(whatever....);

std::string::find() doesn't return a bool. If it finds the parameter, it returns the position otherwise it returns std::string::npos. Try -

Code:

while (itemName.find("  ")==itemName.npos)
{
     cout << endl << endl << " Please enter a valid item name: ";
     getline(cin, itemName,'\n');			
}

pode: getline works with string classes

sorenson: ditto

classes???!!

what classes?

>what classes?

There's a global getline function defined that is used with std::string's.

where show me!

Looks like this doesn't work

Code:

while (itemName.find("  ")==itemName.npos)
{
     cout << endl << endl << " Please enter a valid item name: ";
     getline(cin, itemName,'\n');			
}