Help with a very simple C++ program?

Question

I'm a 3rd semester programming student but I'm having a total blonde moment (plus c++ isn't my best language).. SO DON"T LAUGH!

All i need to do is a little mock-up for a future project.. I have the base of the mockup... display a title... let the user enter something, return a value (for display only, just a random number). Let the user continue to enter strings... but terminate the program when a blank string is entered (if the user hits enter).

Here is what i have, i just can't get it to exit on a blank line... is there a better way to do this? wtf am i missing, seriously, i have no idea why i can't get this stupid thing!

Help?

#include <iostream>

#include <string>

using namespace std;

int main() {

cout << "Expression Evaluator V1.0" << endl << endl;

string mockIn;

unsigned ct = 0;

do

{

mockIn = "";

cout << ">>";

cin >> mockIn;

cout << "[" << ct << "]" << " = 4321 " << endl;

ct++;

}while (mockIn != "");

return 0;

}

Update:

You have no idea how much of an idiot I feel like, not being able to get this :S

Update 2:

Perfect, Michael! I knew it would be something stupid like that.... suprisingly, I've never used getLine before :S but it worked, of course!

? · Accepted Answer

instead of cin >> mockln 
try getline(cin, mockln)

Erin · Answer

Use some other string to mean end.
Cin just doesn't work that way and will keep looking for an actual string - you can work around that, but it is probably beyond the type of code you are looking for.  Just do while (mockln != "EXIT") or something.

Help with a very simple C++ program?

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