// This program demonstrates how to read a string into
// a string class object.
// String member functions:
// empty
// length (or size)
// clear
//
// Reading in strings with spaces -- use getline
// cin.ignore
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
   string str, name;
   // initialize a string object
   string str2 = "Good Bye!";

   if (name.empty())
      cout << "The string is empty: " << name << endl;
   else
      cout << "here is name: " << name << endl;
   str = "Hello ";
   cout << "What is your name? ";
   cin >> name;
   cout << str << name << '!' << endl;
   cout << "the length of your name is: " << name.length() << '.' << endl;

   /* Strings with spaces
   // getline(inputstream, stringobject)
   // getline(inputstream, stringobject, char) where char is the 3rd
   optional parameter, and it is a delimeter -- read up until the delimeter
   NOT including the delimeter.
   */
   cin.ignore(); // ignores next char in input stream
   cout << "now what is your name? ";
   getline(cin, name, '\n' );
   cout << str << name << '!' << endl;
   cout << "the length of your name is: " << name.length() << '.' << endl;

   name.clear();
   if (name.empty())
      cout << "The string was cleared and it is empty. " << name << endl;
   else
      cout << "here is name after clear: " << name << endl;

   cout << str2 << endl;
   return 0;
}