Strings

ANSI C++ now has a string type (earlier versions of C++ had to use an array of char to get the same effect, these are now known as C strings). string header file must be included.

#include <string>

//declare string variables
string firstName, lastName;
string code;

//input and output strings
cout << "Enter your first and last names: ";
cin >> firstName >> lastName;
cout << "Welcome " << firstName << ' ' << lastName << endl;

//compare strings with relational operators
if (firstName == lastName)
  cout << "Your first and last names are the same!?";
else if (firstName < lastName)
  cout << "Your firstname comes before your last name in dictionary order";

//assign one string to another
code = lastName;

//a string knows its length (number of characters it is)
cout << "length of your last name: " << lastName.length();
//string is a class, variable of a class is an "object", objects have functions
//that are accessed by this . notation.
//string has many other functions.

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