Use cin.get() to read a string based on char array : char array « Data Types « C++ Tutorial

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#include <iostream>
 
 int main()
 {
     char buffer[80];
     std::cout << "Enter the string: ";
     std::cin.get(buffer, 79);       // get up to 79 or newline
     std::cout << "Here's the buffer:  " << buffer << std::endl;
     return 0;
 }

Enter the string: string
Here's the buffer:  string