variable "char" problem

I cant get this to work:

Code:

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#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
  char var_name;

  cout<<"Please enter in your name...\n";
  cin>> var_name;
  cin.ignore();
  cout<<"Your name is "<< var_name <<"\n";
  cin.get();
}

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it compiles without any errors but when i enter in a name it bails. if i sent in one character it'll work correctly. How do i get it so that it could with with multiple characters too?

Declare var_name to accept multiple characters.

Code:

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char var_name[100];

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Next question: how do I get it to accept text with spaces in between? Use getline.

And this.

A char type can only store one char, so use a "string" type instead, which can store an unlimited number of chars:

Code:

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#include <string>
...
...
string name;
cin>>name;

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