read a string to c++ program code example

Example 1: how to read a line from the console in c++

#include <string>
std::string str;
std::getline(std::cin, str);
// The output of std::getline(std::cin, str) will be stored in str.

Example 2: input a string in c++

string fullName;
cout << "Type your full name: ";
getline (cin, fullName);
cout << "Your name is: " << fullName;