cin in C++ ignores spaces -- basic programming

Question

I am creating a basic search function for an entry level programming course and ran across this problem.

string query; 
cout<<"Enter a query: ";
cin>>query;

cout<<query<<endl; // debug line
find(query); // calls to another function

It seems like cin ignores everything after the spaces and makes my function call mess up. Is there anyway around this ?

Shouldn't be too hard to find: http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/string/basic_string/getline — chris, Feb 18 '13 at 04:48
link with example: http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/smartfaq.cgi?answer=1048377843&id=1043284385 — David Saxon, Feb 18 '13 at 04:50
After it was updated, it got a bit different, but the answer you need is definitely there: [C++ cin input with spaces?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5838711/c-cin-input-with-spaces) — chris, Feb 18 '13 at 04:50

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 18 '13 at 04:48

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Try using :

getline(cin,query);

instead of cin >> query;.

answered Feb 18 '13 at 04:48

Dr.Kameleon

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