if i want use this function ---> gets() <--- in visual studio, what library should i use? i used iostream & string , but it's not enough.

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Posted 13-Apr-12 3:36am

eli551

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Aescleal 14-Apr-12 5:25am

While both solutions are dead on the money, NEVER use gets, even in C. If you do you're opening yourself up to all sorts of strange and interesting errors. AND if you ever use it in a networked application you're asking for a denial of service attack.

Good alternatives are std::getline in C++ and fgets in C.

Cheers,

Ash

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CPallini · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-13T03:40:00

Solution 2

As stated by the documentation[^], you must include stdio.h, e.g.

C++

#include <stdio.h>

or (better)

C++

#include <cstdio>

Posted 13-Apr-12 3:40am

CPallini

Updated 13-Apr-12 10:46am

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eli551 13-Apr-12 9:47am

thank a lot

CPallini 13-Apr-12 16:46pm

You are welcome.

Espen Harlinn 13-Apr-12 10:05am

5'ed!

CPallini 13-Apr-12 16:47pm

Thanks.

Fredrik Bornander · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-13T03:38:00

Solution 1

I think it's in

C++

#include <stdio.h>

Or, if you want to do it proper (it'll be inside namespace std if you do);

C++

#include <cstdio>

Hope this helps,
Fredrik

Posted 13-Apr-12 3:38am

Fredrik Bornander

Updated 13-Apr-12 3:39am

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eli551 13-Apr-12 9:41am

thx. but that was false

Fredrik Bornander 13-Apr-12 9:50am

How was that false?

Espen Harlinn 13-Apr-12 10:06am

It should, have a 5 :-D