c++ driving me mad!!!!!!!!

[PT Exorcist]

i am trying to use the get() statement:

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "iostream.h"
#include "stdio.h"

void main()
{
    char str[80];

    cout << "enter a string: ";
    gets(str);
    cout << "Here is ur string :" << str;
} 

what happens here is that when i run the program it first wants me to put text and then shows up the 2 cout's......*** is goin on?
im tired of ms vc++ givin me g@y errors...

[RabidChimp]

Try this:

#include <iostream>



int main()
{
	using namespace std;

	char myString[50];

	cout<<"Enter a word\n";

	gets(myString);

	cout<<"Here it is\n"<<myString<<"\n";

	return 0;
}

[parksie]

Make sure to flush the output stream after inserting:

cout << "Enter a word\n" << flush;

...which can also be:

cout << "Enter a word" << endl;

[CornedBee]

Nothing to do with the error, but mixing C and C++ I/O functions doesn't look good.
Instead of gets use getline

cin.getline(myString, 50);

which also ensures that there is no buffer overflow, the curse of C console I/O functions.
Or even better ::getline(cin, someString) with someString being an instance of the class std::string from <string>. But beware of a bug in MSVC++6 when you do this. There's a fix for that bug in MSDN.

Even if you want to keep the C functions use fgets and explicitly pass stdin. Unlike gets fgets allows you to pass a maximum character count.

[PT Exorcist]

omg...then the book sucks! i am just doin what the book says...bah

[bugzpodder]

yes beginner C++ tends to be subtle on I/O stuffs. I suggest you use C++ style input/output (cin/cout with >>/<<), they are nicer to work with. but the book never show you that-- they expect you to work with C strings too -- C++ strings are MUCH nicer