lame class problem

Ok i'm throwing together a quick demonstration of using string w/ classes for a friend, and i know i'm missing something.

The parameter isn't modifying the variable in main. I'm missing soemthing simple, i'm tired so cut me a little slack :P

Code:

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/*        Steven Billington
        Febuary 7, 2003
*/

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

class        get_input
{
        public:        get_input() {}
                void get_name(string name);

};


int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
        get_input        giobject;
               
        string user_name;  //not changing

        giobject.get_name(user_name);  //probs here

        cout << user_name << endl;

        return 0;
}


void get_input::get_name(string name)
{
        cout << "Enter your name: ";
        cin >> name;

}

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get_name(string& name)

Also, you're not really using the concept classes and objects properly in that example. Right now, you're just using the class and a function container, which doesn't really make much sense. You most-likely want to encapsulate a string in that class and rather than making the membr function take an explicit parameter, using the string data member instead.

o so duh to me....thnx man, i felt ashamed for having to even post lol.