Basics of String in C++

String in C++

Basic Implementation & Syntax

The below code leads to the basic syntax in creating and accepting user input for a string. Note that we are using the 'getline()' function and not the conventional 'cin' to accept user input.

The reason for this is that 'cin' will accept the string up till it encounters a 'space' after which the string will be terminated to the input.

The getline() function however accepts the entire line as an input, including the space.

#include<bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

int main()

{

    //declaring a string variable

    string sample;

    

    //accepting a string

    getline(cin,sample);

    

    //storing charecters in vector

    vector<char> partofsample;

    

    //vectors basic concepts

    //Explained in another shorts

    for(int i=0;i<sample.length();i++)

    {

        partofsample.push_back(sample[i]);

    }

    

    //printing and checking

    cout<<endl<<sample;

    cout<<endl;

    for(int i=0;i<partofsample.size();i++)

    {

        cout<<partofsample[i]<<" ";

    }

}

Here is a sample output for your checking and understanding.

Now in this code, you can see apart from a normal output, we have used vectors.

The basic vector concept was taught in another shorts video & blog, so check it if

you need a prior understanding of the syntax.

    //vectors basic concepts

    //Explained in another shorts

    for(int i=0;i<sample.length();i++)

    {

        partofsample.push_back(sample[i]);

    }

    

    //printing and checking

    cout<<endl<<sample;

    cout<<endl;

    for(int i=0;i<partofsample.size();i++)

    {

        cout<<partofsample[i]<<" ";

    }

Here, we are storing each and every element of the string in a vector(including space).

Below is the code to search for a given character in a string, & how many times it

occurs during the string iteration.

#include<bits/stdc++.h>

using namespace std;

int main()

{

    string sample;

    getline(cin,sample);

    vector<char> partofsample;

    char checkfor;

    cin>>checkfor;

    

    //count the number of times letter occurs

    int cnt=0;

    for(int i=0;i<sample.length();i++)

    {

        if(sample[i]==checkfor)

            cnt++;

        partofsample.push_back(sample[i]);

    }

    

    //printing

    cout<<endl<<sample;

    cout<<endl;

    for(int i=0;i<partofsample.size();i++)

    {

        cout<<partofsample[i]<<" ";

    }

    cout<<endl<<cnt;

}

Here is a sample output.

This is the basic syntax and implementation for strings. You can try other string

manipulations such as :-

    1. Convert uppercase to lowercase and vice-versa.

    2. Find number of vowels.

    3. Find palindrome strings.

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