using cin.geline() with a string (not a char array)

ok, the answer to this is probably simple, but i haven't done it in a while...

the following works...

Code:

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int main() {
    char name[10]={'\0'};
   
    cin.getline(name,10);
}

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but the following, for some reason, won't

Code:

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#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    string name;

    cin.getline(name,10);
}

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could anyone explain why? thanks in advance. borland 5.02

Quote:

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Syntax
istream& getline(char*, int, char = '\n');
istream& getline(signed char*, int, char = '\n');
istream& getline(unsigned char*, int, char = '\n');

Description
The getline member function extracts up to the delimiter, puts the characters in the buffer, removes the delimiter from the input stream and does not put the delimiter into the buffer.

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You have to use a char* as parameter, not a string object. That's the problem.

cool.thanks man

char buffer[10];
string name;
cin.getline(buffer, 9, '\n');
name=buffer;

Here is an example of the use of a string object with cin.

Code:

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string dbText;

std::getline(cin, dbText);
// dbText holds characters up to carriage return.

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Kuphryn