string getline function in C++ code example

Example 1: c++ reading string

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
string str;
getline(cin, str);
//str contains line

Example 2: string get full cin

// use std::getline( std::cin, your string ), from <string>
// extract to string
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main ()
{
  std::string name;

  std::cout << "Please, enter your full name: ";
  std::getline (std::cin,name);
  std::cout << "Hello, " << name << "!\n";

  return 0;
}