cin.getline()?

[xcalibur0645]

I saw a video about C++ programming today, and I saw the user input the code cin.get() instead of the usual cin >> input;

I heard that code was used so you can enter a sentence or phrase into a variable. but sometimes, when I use it, it just shows me an error?

What do I still need to make it work?

[Cubbi]

To "enter a sentence or phrase into a variable", use getline(), not cin.getline() or cin.get()

string line;
cout << "Enter a sentence or a phrase: ";
getline(cin, line); 
cout  << "You entered: " << line << '\n';

and remember to #include <string>

[xcalibur0645]

Oh... Okay :)

[firedraco]

cin.getline() works similarly, but it uses a char* and is more prone to errors, so I wouldn't bother with it usually.

cin.get() gets a single char.