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Strings

• To use the string type, include the header file for strings: #include<string>.
• C++ strings are enclosed in quotes, which are not part of the string.
• The string type behaves like number types with respect to declaration, assignment, output and input:

  string name = "John"; // declaration and initialization
  name = "Carl"; // assignment
  cout << "Please enter your name:"; // output
  cin >> name; // input (stops at first space)
  

• Use the statement

  getline(cin, name);

  to read all keystrokes until the Enter key; e.g. should the user type

  Harry Hacker

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