string with spaces in an array

Question

I have an array of strings called peliculas:

        string peliculas[10][4];

and I have a tamanopeli that is a number. This number tells me in which position the new pelicula will be added. But the problem is that I need the user to be able to write a data with space. But if the user intends to write "fast and fourious", then the program save it as

peliculas[tamanopeli][0]= fast
peliculas[tamanopeli][1]= and
peliculas[tamanopeli][2]= fourius

and I need

peliculas[tamanopeli][0] = fast and fourius

because "fast and fourius" is only 1 string

                 cout<<"wtite the name of the movie: ";
                 cin>>peliculas[tamanopeli][0];

                 cout<<"\nwrite the gender: ";
                 cin>>peliculas[tamanopeli][1];

                 cout<<"\nwrite first date: ";
                 cin>>peliculas[tamanopeli][2];

                 cout<<"\n write last date: ";
                 cin>>peliculas[tamanopeli][3];

Check this answer out: http://stackoverflow.com/a/5838723/336802 — Christian Garbin, Jul 02 '13 at 02:05

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 02 '13 at 02:07

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You need to use std::getline:

getline( cin, peliculas[tamanopeli][0] );

answered Jul 02 '13 at 02:07

paddy

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 02 '13 at 02:11

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So, I think what you needed is just the cin.getline(), which can read a string with the space. It's can get a whole line of string~

answered Jul 02 '13 at 02:11

FusionXu

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 02 '13 at 02:31

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You are using cin to collect data. cin stops reading at the first whitespace. Instead use getline()

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
string input;
getline(cin, input);

cout << "You entered: " << input << endl;
}

answered Jul 02 '13 at 02:31

Fadi Hanna AL-Kass

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It's not `cin` that stops at the first whitespace, it's its `operator<<` that does. You are using `cin` in `getline`, too, after all. – jogojapan Jul 02 '13 at 02:32
True. But getline will still go back and make sure nothing is left behind – Fadi Hanna AL-Kass Jul 02 '13 at 02:34
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I didn't question your proposed solution, but your answer says: _cin stops reading at the first whitespace_. That's nonsense. – jogojapan Jul 02 '13 at 02:37

string with spaces in an array

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