initialize string c++ code example

Example 1: string in cpp

// you want to include <string>
#include <string>
#include <iostream>

int main() 
{
  string helloWorld = "Hello World!"; // creating string and assigning
  std::cout << helloWorld;            // will output what you assigned it!
                                      /* you can also use strings with user 
                                      input (cin/getline)*/
  string namePerson{};
  getline(cin, namePerson); // getline allows for multi word input
  std::cout << namePerson;  // outputs name which person inputted
}

Example 2: create copy of range of string c++

// string::substr
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main ()
{
  std::string str="We think in generalities, but we live in details.";
                                           // (quoting Alfred N. Whitehead)

  std::string str2 = str.substr (3,5);     // "think"

  std::size_t pos = str.find("live");      // position of "live" in str

  std::string str3 = str.substr (pos);     // get from "live" to the end

  std::cout << str2 << ' ' << str3 << '\n';

  return 0;
}