pointer using string.....

mengmarc (1)
Pls.,, help me to find the error in ths program...
this program should accept white space,so i use string and getline...it doesn't have error detected but it doesn't come up with the desire output.
thank you in advance...

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#include<iostream>
#include<string>

using namespace std;
struct node
{
	string name;
	node *nxt;
};

node *start_ptr = NULL;
node *current;
int option;

void add()
{
	node *temp, *temp2;
	temp = new node;
	cout<<"Enter your friend's name: ";
	getline(cin, temp->name);
	temp->nxt = NULL;
	
	if(start_ptr==NULL)
	{
		start_ptr = temp;
		current = start_ptr;
	}
	else
	{
		temp2 = start_ptr;
		while(temp2->nxt != NULL)
		{
			temp2=temp2->nxt;
		}
		temp2->nxt = temp;
	}
}

void display_list()
{
	node *temp;
	temp = start_ptr;
	cout<<endl;
	if(temp==NULL)
		cout<<"LIST OF FRIENDS\n\nlist is empty";
	else
	{
		cout<<"LIST OF FRIENDS\n\n";
		while(temp != NULL)
		{	
			cout<<temp->name;
			if(temp==current)
				cout<<" -->current node";
			cout<<endl;
			temp=temp->nxt;
		}
		cout<<"End of List!\n";
	}
}

void delete_start_node()
{
	node *temp;
	temp = start_ptr;
	start_ptr = start_ptr->nxt;
	delete temp;
}

void delete_end_node()
{
	node *temp1, *temp2;
	if(start_ptr==NULL)
		cout<<"The list is empty\n";
	else
	{
		temp1=start_ptr;
		if(temp1->nxt==NULL)
		{
			delete temp1;
			start_ptr=NULL;
		}
		else
		{
			while(temp1->nxt != NULL)
			{
				temp2=temp1;
				temp1=temp1->nxt;
			}
			delete temp1;
			temp2->nxt=NULL;
		}
	}
}

void move_current_on()
{
	if(current->nxt==NULL)
		cout<<"You are at the end of the list";
	else
		current=current->nxt;
}

void move_current_back()
{
	if(current==start_ptr)
		cout<<"You are at the start of the list";
	else
	{
		node *previous;
		previous=start_ptr;
		while(previous->nxt != current)
		{
			previous=previous->nxt;
		}
		current=previous;
	}
}

void main()
{
	start_ptr=NULL;
	do
	{
		display_list();
		cout<<"\nSelect your option\n"
			<<"[0] Exit\n"
			<<"[1] Add friends to the list\n"
			<<"[2] Delete friends from the start of the list\n"
			<<"[3] Delete friends from the end of the list\n"
			<<"[4] Move current pointer on one friend\n"
			<<"[5] Move current pointer back one friend\n\n>>";
		cin>>option;

		switch(option)
		{
		case 1: add(); break;
		case 2: delete_start_node(); break;
		case 3: delete_end_node(); break;
		case 4: move_current_on(); break;
		case 5: move_current_back(); break;
		}
	}
	while(option != 0);
}
guruplus (110)
Hello, before using getline call cin.innore(1) if you used cin>> before it, other wise, it does not take two seperate string in line.
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	cout<<"Enter your friend's name: ";

	cin.ignore(1);
	getline(cin,temp->name,'\n');                           

	temp->nxt = NULL;



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#include<iostream>
#include<string>

using namespace std;
struct node
{
	string name;
	node *nxt;
};

node *start_ptr = NULL;
node *current;
int option;

void add()
{
	node *temp, *temp2;
	temp = new node;
	cout<<"Enter your friend's name: ";

	cin.ignore(1);
	getline(cin,temp->name,'\n');

	temp->nxt = NULL;

	if(start_ptr==NULL)
	{
		start_ptr = temp;
		current = start_ptr;
	}
	else
	{
		temp2 = start_ptr;
		while(temp2->nxt != NULL)
		{
			temp2=temp2->nxt;
		}
		temp2->nxt = temp;
	}
}

void display_list()
{
	node *temp;
	temp = start_ptr;
	cout<<endl;
	if(temp==NULL)
		cout<<"LIST OF FRIENDS\n\nlist is empty";
	else
	{
		cout<<"LIST OF FRIENDS\n\n";
		while(temp != NULL)
		{	
			cout<<temp->name;
			if(temp==current)
				cout<<" -->current node";
			cout<<endl;
			temp=temp->nxt;
		}
		cout<<"End of List!\n";
	}
}

void delete_start_node()
{
	node *temp;
	temp = start_ptr;
	start_ptr = start_ptr->nxt;
	delete temp;
}

void delete_end_node()
{
	node *temp1, *temp2;
	if(start_ptr==NULL)
		cout<<"The list is empty\n";
	else
	{
		temp1=start_ptr;
		if(temp1->nxt==NULL)
		{
			delete temp1;
			start_ptr=NULL;
		}
		else
		{
			while(temp1->nxt != NULL)
			{
				temp2=temp1;
				temp1=temp1->nxt;
			}
			delete temp1;
			temp2->nxt=NULL;
		}
	}
}

void move_current_on()
{
	if(current->nxt==NULL)
		cout<<"You are at the end of the list";
	else
		current=current->nxt;
}

void move_current_back()
{
	if(current==start_ptr)
		cout<<"You are at the start of the list";
	else
	{
		node *previous;
		previous=start_ptr;
		while(previous->nxt != current)
		{
			previous=previous->nxt;
		}
		current=previous;
	}
}

void main()
{
	start_ptr=NULL;
	do
	{
		display_list();
		cout<<"\nSelect your option\n"
			<<"[0] Exit\n"
			<<"[1] Add friends to the list\n"
			<<"[2] Delete friends from the start of the list\n"
			<<"[3] Delete friends from the end of the list\n"
			<<"[4] Move current pointer on one friend\n"
			<<"[5] Move current pointer back one friend\n\n>>";
		cin>>option;

		switch(option)
		{
		case 1: add(); break;
		case 2: delete_start_node(); break;
		case 3: delete_end_node(); break;
		case 4: move_current_on(); break;
		case 5: move_current_back(); break;                                            
		}
	}
	while(option != 0);
}

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