C++ while statement Counts the number of letters in the user's first name

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()// w  ww.  j a va 2  s.  c  o  m
{
   char name[15];
   int count=0;  
   // Get the user's first name
   cout << "What is your first name? ";
   cin >> name;
   while (name[count])
   {
      count++;
   }                  
   cout << "Your name has " << count << " characters";
   return 0;
}