how do i input some string and store it in a variable ? (C++)

Question

i want the equivalent of this C# piece of code in C++

String name;
name=Console.ReadLine();

i tried the following code, but its not working!

struct node{string player_name};
    p=new struct node;
    getline(cin,p->player_name);

Answer 1

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main(){
    string s;
    getline(cin,s);
    cout << s;
}

Try it here at http://ideone.com/AgLUGv

Answer 2

The code you posted doesn't compile. It is missing a ; after player_name, for example. Here is a version that does compile:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

struct node{
    std::string player_name;
};

int main()
{
   node * p= new node();
   std::getline(std::cin, p->player_name);
   delete p;
   return 0;
}

Of course there is a simpler way of doing this, you do not need to use new/delete you can create the object on the stack. The contents of player_name are created in the heap:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

struct node {
    std::string player_name;
};

int main()
{
    node p;
    std::getline( std::cin, p.player_name);

    return 0;
}

If you want the equivalent of your C# code, then we can remove the node struct:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main()
{
    std::string name;
    std::getline( std::cin, name);

    return 0;
}