cin.getline() example in C++.

/*C++ program to read string using cin.getline().*/
#include  <iostream>
using namespace std;
 
//macro definitions for maximum length of variables
#define MAX_NAME_LENGTH     50
#define MAX_ADDRESS_LENGTH  100
#define MAX_ABOUT_LENGTH    200
 
using namespace std;
 
int main()
{
    char name[MAX_NAME_LENGTH],address[MAX_ADDRESS_LENGTH],about[MAX_ABOUT_LENGTH];
 
    cout << "Enter name: ";
    cin.getline(name,MAX_NAME_LENGTH);
 
    cout << "Enter address: ";
    cin.getline(address,MAX_ADDRESS_LENGTH);
 
    cout << "Enter about yourself (press # to complete): ";
    cin.getline(about,MAX_ABOUT_LENGTH,'#');    //# is a delimiter 
 
    cout << "\nEntered details are:";
    cout << "Name: "  << name << endl;
    cout << "Address: " << address << endl;
    cout << "About: " << about << endl;
 
    return 0;
}

Output

    Enter name: Mr. Mike Thomas
    Enter address: 101, Phill Tower, N.S., USA
    Enter about yourself (press # to complete): Hello there!
    I am Mike, a website designer.
    My hobbies are creating web applications.#

    Entered details are:Name: Mr. Mike Thomas
    Address: 101, Phill Tower, N.S., USA
    About: Hello there!
    I am Mike, a website designer.
    My hobbies are creating web applications.