/*
 * string3.cpp     (sklar/05-apr-2009)
 *
 * this program demonstrates returning a string as the value of a function
 *
 */

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

/*
 * declare and define the printString() function to display the string
 * that is passed as an argument to the function
 */
void printString( string myString ) {
  cout << "your string = [" << myString << "]" << endl;
} // end printString()


/*
 * declare and define the initString() function to initialize the
 * value of the string
 */
string initString() {
  string localString;
  cout << "enter a string: ";
  getline( cin, localString );
  return( localString );
} // end of initString()


/**
 * define main() function
 */
int main() {
  // declare string as a local variable
  string myString;
  // initialize string
  myString = initString();
  // now call function to print the string
  printString( myString );
} // end of main()