Why is stringstream only reading the first digit in my integer? How do I make it so it only moves on at a blank space?

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Relevant code is as follows:

string output;
char letter, number, symbol;

cout << "Input a letter, number, and a symbol separated by a space: ";
getline(cin, output);
istringstream(output) >> letter >> number >> symbol;

However, if I type in a multiple digit number, it only saves the first one, and then whatever is assigned to symbol is.. not correct.

What am I doing wrong? How can I make it so it only stops reading when it hits a blank space?

You store the number as a `char`, which is a unique character, no multiple digits won't work. You can try to change it to `int`. And what do you mean by "symbol"? — Chelmy88, Sep 22 '19 at 19:57

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 22 '19 at 22:37

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letter, number, and symbol are all defined as char type so you're only going to get one character into each variable. Try making number an int instead.

edited Sep 22 '19 at 22:37

Remy Lebeau

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answered Sep 22 '19 at 19:30

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Why is stringstream only reading the first digit in my integer? How do I make it so it only moves on at a blank space?

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