I know that for an integer, you can use:
int value;
I tried:
string str;
but Visual C++ gave me an error. How do I declare it without assigning a value, then using cin >> str later on to assign it?
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A:
#include <string>
int main()
{
std::string str;
return 0;
}
Check this info on Namespaces by MSDN
AlexKR
2009-11-02 12:38:11
I can also write "using namespace std; string str;" right? I read it here while googling (http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/string.html) but I thought since I already wrote "using namespace std;" below the "#include <iostream>" I did not have to re-write it.
Fabian
2009-11-02 12:44:56
Also, if you find you're using std::string in your code a lot, `using std::string;` will help.
Bill
2009-11-02 12:45:11
In general it's recommended to not use `using namespace std;` but to just pull in the parts of the std namespace that you'll actually use: `using std::string; using std::cout; using std::endl;`, for instance.
Bill
2009-11-02 12:46:18
Fabian, you are right of course, you don't have to rewrite it
henle
2009-11-02 12:51:18
Why won't this work? #include <iostring>#include <string>int main() { std::string str; cout << "Hi"; cin.get();}
Fabian
2009-11-02 13:02:30
@Fabian, because it should be std::cout, std::cin
AlexKR
2009-11-02 13:19:11
+1
A:
#include <string>
using std::string;
int main() {
string str;
return 0;
}
Amro
2009-11-02 12:44:09
A:
Try the following:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using std::string;
using std::cout;
using std::cin;
int main()
{
string str;
cout << "Enter a string: ";
cin >> str;
cout << "You entered: " << str;
return 0;
}
Bill
2009-11-02 14:57:06