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Last function I need help on.

void read(char* destination, int maxChars)

Read a string of characters entered by the user at the keyboard with a length no longer than maxChars (including the null character at the end of the C string) into an address specified by destination The user should be able to type a space or tab as part of the string.

The getline() method of the istream class in the header file <iostream> can be used to read a string that contains spaces or tabs into an array of char.

Explanation / Answer

#include <iostream>

#include <string>

using namespace std;

void read(char* destination, int maxChars)

{

int i = 0;

char temp[10000];

cin.getline(temp,1000);

while(i<maxChars)

{

destination[i] = temp[i];

i++;

}

destination[i] = '';

}

int main()

{

char des[]="My name is Anindhya Sankhla";

read(des,12);

cout<<des<<endl;

return 0;

}

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