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?

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

What is the syntax for that?

http://www.cppreference.com/cppstring/getline.html

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:

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getline( cin, yourname);

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like on the supplied website.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by DarkAlex

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:

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getline( cin, yourname);

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like on the supplied website.

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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.

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

Code:

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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");
    }
}

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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.

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.

Thanks. That fixed it.