This compiles but does not execute:
//(code has been shortened on purpose)

#include <iostream.h>
#include <string>

string something;

int main()
{

cout << "Enter your name: ";
cin >> something;

}

This compiles and executes properly:

#include <iostream.h>
#include <string>

char something[40];

int main()
{

cout << "Enter your name: ";
cin >> something;

}

Why won't a string work with cin?

In article <b539un$1097$1@digitaldaemon.com>, st says...
>
>This compiles but does not execute:
>//(code has been shortened on purpose)

My guess is that you are using the older stream library since using stlport and this works as expected:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main() {
std::string something;
std::cin >> something;
}

But the real answer to your question is that it does not work because you do not have an extraction operator defined for istream and "string" in your environment.

Richard

"Richard Grant" <fractal@clark.net> wrote in message news:b54gjm$1qvp$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> In article <b539un$1097$1@digitaldaemon.com>, st says...
> >
> >This compiles but does not execute:
> >//(code has been shortened on purpose)
>
> My guess is that you are using the older stream library since using
stlport and
> this works as expected:
>
> #include <iostream>
> #include <string>
>
> int main() {
> std::string something;
> std::cin >> something;
> }
>
> But the real answer to your question is that it does not work because you
do not
> have an extraction operator defined for istream and "string" in your environment.
>
> Richard
>

If you want to enter more than one name, e.g., Joe Fauntleroy Blow, try:
    std::getline(std::cin, something);