I can't get this to work

void main()
{
char string[20];
char *aString = string;
function (aString);
}
void function(char *name)
{
cout << "enter name";
cin >> *name;
cout << name;
}

Hi,

Your cin >> *name <---- this is incorrect - by doing this you are actually modifying only the first character of the string. What you want is cin >> name;


: I can't get this to work
:
: void main()
: {
: char string[20];
: char *aString = string;
: function (aString);
: }
: void function(char *name)
: {
: cout << "enter name";
: cin >> *name;
: cout << name;
: }
:

: Hi,
:
: Your cin >> *name <---- this is incorrect - by doing this you are actually modifying only the first character of the string. What you want is cin >> name;
:
:
: : I can't get this to work
: :
: : void main()
: : {
: : char string[20];
: : char *aString = string;
: : function (aString);
: : }
: : void function(char *name)
: : {
: : cout << "enter name";
: : cin >> *name;
: : cout << name;
: : }
: :
:
: I thought so, I thought they were trying to trick me

Thanks so much

: : Hi,
: :
: : Your cin >> *name <---- this is incorrect - by doing this you are actually modifying only the first character of the string. What you want is cin >> name;
: :
: :
: : : I can't get this to work
: : :
: : : void main()
: : : {
: : : char string[20];
: : : char *aString = string;
: : : function (aString);
: : : }
: : : void function(char *name)
: : : {
: : : cout << "enter name";
: : : cin >> *name;
: : : cout << name;
: : : }
: : :
: :
: : I thought so, I thought they were trying to trick me
:
: Thanks so much
:
:


you don't need pointer aString. Just pass variable string like this:

   function (string);

main() is of return type int. See www.codepedia.com/1/CppMain for references.
bilderbikkel

: main() is of return type int. See www.codepedia.com/1/CppMain for references.
: bilderbikkel
:
:

In C++, try using the class std::string and the function getline().