Code:// Hello World! V 3_02_02
// Use of functions and variables
// by SRS & the assistance of the
// fine people at cprogramming.com
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
string get_name()
{
string firstName;
string lastName;
string fullName;
for(;;)
{
cout << "Please Enter Your First Name:" << endl;
cin >> firstName;
cout << "Please Enter Your Last Name:" << endl;
cin >> lastName;
fullName = firstName + " " + lastName;
char yn;
for(;;)
{
cout << "Please verify your correct name is " << fullName << endl;
cout << "By entering \"Y\" or \"Yes\" if it is correct" << endl;
cout << "or \"N\" or \"No\" if it is incorrect:" << endl;
string verify;
cin >> verify;
int verifySize = verify.size();
if(verifySize <= 0)
{
cout << "Please enter \"Y\" or \"N\":" << endl;
continue;
}
else
{
yn = verify[0];
break;
}
}
if(tolower(yn) == 'y')
{
cout << "Hello World, from " << fullName << "!!"<< endl;
break; // Exit the loop upon verification
}
else
{
cout << "Please try again:\n" << endl;
continue; // Repeat the loop for any other answer
}
}
return fullName;
}
int main()
{
string newUser = get_name(); // Get & Verify User's First & Last Name
/*
|Actions -----|
|to ----------|
|be ----------|
|performed ---|
|on ----------|
|new ---------|
|user --------|
*/
cout << newUser << ", this is the end of the road!" << endl;
system ("PAUSE");
}
Ok many versions into this and that is what it looks like. Please feel free to suggest improvements, changes, possible errors, or any other comment you like before I move on to something else. Thanks to all of you who have helped me getting started with this.
