Hi all, I am new to the forum and to learning C++. I tried a simple program to input one's name and display them (using cin). Here is the code... #include "stdafx.h" #include<iostream> int main() { char x; using namespace std; cout << "To explain the cin function"; cout << "Enter your name:"; cin >> x; cout << "You entered" << x << endl; } But I get a truncated output. For instance, if I enter a name like "Rajesh" I get the output as "You entered: R"...rest of the name is gone. I usd Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 express edition...Could any of you explain this to me?? Thank you in advance.