Newbie Question (easy i think)

HI, i've posted only once before, but i have a question. I would like to know if there is a way in C++ to enter a string of text as a variable as in var="your name", that's it

like:

Code:

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string var = "your name";

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or:

Code:

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char var[] = "your name";

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?

and
char *str = "my string";

-LC

Well, don't use the last syntax you were given, it is better to use an array than a pointer to declare a string.

ok, what i want to do is to have the user imput thier name, and it outputs it in all the right places, so that i could make my program more personalized. I want the value to be like a float or int,where the user could imput (cin) thier name, and i twould output the value later on.

thx. for your time,
Pyrotherm

Then, if you are using C++, use string.

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Originally posted by Lynux-Penguin
and
char *str = "my string";

-LC

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Or, much more correctly:

const char *str = "my string";

It's bad karma to take advantage of the single instance of an implicit conversion from const to non-const.

when you accept the value from the user use any of the following

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cin.get(aString, 50 ) // accept a string up to 50 or '\n'
cin.get(astring,50,'$') // accept to 40 or '$' is found

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this will allow for any white space between the first and last name