How do i take spaces in a string input in c++

Asked Oct 26 '21 at 12:12

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I created a code that executes a specific operation based on the input of the user, some operations are named with spaces between in it, but when i input the operation names, its not executing the operation where as when i remove the space the operation is getting executed can someone help me with this.

Here is a code snippet:

string user_command;
    cout << "Enter the operation: ";
    cin >> user_command;

    if (user_command == "Value Check"){
        valueCheck();

asked Oct 26 '21 at 12:12

Sri Govind

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When reading strings, the `>>` operators reads *space delimited* "words". Perhaps use [`std::getline`](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/string/basic_string/getline) instead. – Some programmer dude Oct 26 '21 at 12:14
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[`std::getline`](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/string/basic_string/getline) – Richard Critten Oct 26 '21 at 12:15
well richard and some programmer dude where do i place the std::getline can you please tell me – Sri Govind Oct 26 '21 at 12:16
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@SriGovind You place it at the point where you want to read the user input. I'm guessing at the line with `cin`. – Quimby Oct 26 '21 at 12:19
well can you answer it along with the code please actually kinda new to c++ – Sri Govind Oct 26 '21 at 12:20
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I would encourage you to glance over the link provided to learn how to use `std::getline()` yourself. What you learn will stick better. – sweenish Oct 26 '21 at 12:28
thank you very much sweenish, i will definately do it – Sri Govind Oct 26 '21 at 12:30
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@SriGovind Why? If you are new to C++, you surely want to learn. Reading docs is a necessary skill to learn. – Quimby Oct 26 '21 at 12:36
Guys i found the way to fix it its fixed now thank you everyone :D – Sri Govind Oct 26 '21 at 12:39
yeah Quimby you are right – Sri Govind Oct 26 '21 at 12:41

How do i take spaces in a string input in c++

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