Getting input from the keyboard via the command line
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
using namespace std;
string entered_string;
float my_float=0;
int my_int=0;
//Get input
cout << "Enter something: ";
getline(cin, entered_string);
//Convert and display it
stringstream(entered_string) >> my_float; //Will be 0 if invalid
stringstream(entered_string) >> my_int; //Will be 0 if invalid
if (entered_string.compare("4") == 0) //0=strings are the same
{
cout << "It matched!" << endl;
}
cout << "You entered: " << entered_string << ". As a float: " << my_float << ". As an int: " << my_int << endl;
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