How do I allow 2 words to be entered...?

[jgonzales]

How do I allow 2 words entered into my program?
Currently my below program works but when user enters 2 words in pizza name variable the program shuts down...

//Jose Gonzales, key: #c++02, 45

#include <iostream.h>

struct pizza
{
   char companyname[30];
   float diameter;
   float weight;
};

int main()
{
       pizza analysis = {};

       cout << "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ \n";
       cout << " --William Wingate's Pizza-Analysis Service-- \n";
       cout << "\n";
       cout << "\n";
       cout << "\n";
       cout << "Enter the name of the Pizza Company: \n";
       cin >> analysis.companyname;
       cout << "Enter the diameter of pizza: \n";
       cin >> analysis.diameter;
       cout << "Enter the weight of the pizza: \n";
       cin >> analysis.weight;
        cin.get();
       cout << "\n";
       cout << "\n";
       cout << "\n";
       cout << "\n";
       cout << "\n";
       cout << "User entered information... \n";
       cout << "\n";
       cout << "Pizza Company: " << analysis.companyname << "\n";;
       cout << "Pizza Diameter: " << analysis.diameter << "\n";
       cout << "Pizza weight: " << analysis.weight << "\n";
       cout << "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ \n";

cin.get(); //take out all cin.get statements...

return 0;
}

Jose

[elad]

cin.get(buffer, maxInputSize, terminatingChar);
cin. getline(buffer, maxInputSize, terminatinChar);

difference is get() won't remove terminatingChar from input buffer/stream whereas getline() will

[jgonzales]

Thanks, but where and how do I incorporate your suggestion in my code, I tried to add it right after..."Enter the name of the Pizza Company: "...line and I get errors.

I'm new to C++...
Jose

[elad]

change this:

cin >> analysis.companyname;

to this:

cin.get(analysis.companyname, 29, '\n');

or this:

cin.getline(analysis.companyname, 29, '\n');

either way you should be able to enter and store something like:

Mario's Best

or something like:

Marias

either one.

Just be sure there isn't a newline char left in the input buffer before you make the call to get() or getline(). If there is a newline char left in the buffer, then it will be the first char seen by get() or getline(), and it will termintate input without actually putting anything into analysis.companyname.

[jgonzales]

Thank you so much, its working now.

God Bless,
Jose