input length

[dello]

in c++ is it possible to have a maximum length of an input, say i am entering a number - is it possible just enforce a rule which says that only a 2 number integer can be entered? i.e 01, 02, 03, 10 20, 30

[vegaseat]

The simplest way is to do it in a do ... while() loop like this:

// Dev C++
#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    int n;
    
    // keeps looping until a number < 100 is entered
    do 
    {
      cout << "Enter an integer number (< 100): ";
      cin >> n;
    } while (n >= 100);
    
    system("PAUSE");
    return 0;
}

... you have to expand your while() to trap negative numbers too. Maybe add a "user friendly" message too!

[kangarooblood]

use the iomanip header

cin.width(30); // reads max 30 characters/numbers
cin >> input;

[Ancient Dragon]

use the iomanip header

cin.width(30); // reads max 30 characters/numbers
cin >> input;

Nope, that doesn't help.

[kangarooblood]

well actually you can still write as much as you want to but the input variable will only consist of max 30 signs

[Ancient Dragon]

Nope. Reduce the value to 2, which is what the OP wanted and test again.
Here is the result of what I get when I enter 30 digits, that's because a 32-bit integer can't hold 30 digits.

123456789012345678901234567890
-858993460
Press any key to continue . . .

and the same with 64-bit integer

1234567890123456789012345678901
-3689348814741910324
Press any key to continue . . .

int main()
{
    __int64 input;
    cin.width(30); // reads max 30 characters/numbers
    cin >> input;
    cout << input << "\n";
}

change the data type to a character array and your method will work

1234567890123456789012345678901
12345678901234567890123456789
Press any key to continue . . .

[kangarooblood]

Nope. Reduce the value to 2, which is what the OP wanted and test again.
Here is the result of what I get when I enter 30 digits, that's because a 32-bit integer can't hold 30 digits.

and the same with 64-bit integer

int main()
{
    __int64 input;
    cin.width(30); // reads max 30 characters/numbers
    cin >> input;
    cout << input << "\n";
}

change the data type to a character array and your method will work

this works for me, and yes I think it only works with char. Sorry to bother you, I thought it worked with int to.

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
      char input[30];
      cin.width(30); // reads max 30 characters/numbers
      cin >> input;
      cout << input;
      system("pause>null");
      cin.get();
      cin.get();
      return 0;
      }

I know i shouldn't be using the system("pause"); command but just to make things easier i did

[Sky Diploma]

So I guess you will have to user a parser to deal with it,

We can do this :

1) Take the number into a string,
2) Check if it has only digits in it, use isdigit
3) Next check if its 2 digits long, str.size() After that

You could use a basic conversion C-styled or C++ styled... from string to int or const char* to int. And then use the number.