istream& operator >>(istream& ins, StringVar& the_string)
{
	char input;
	int index = 0;
	bool word = true;

	while(word == true)
	{
		ins >> input;
		
		if(input == ' ' || input == '\n')
		{
		        word = false;
		}
		else
		{
			the_string.value[index] = input;
			index++;
		}
	}
	return ins;
}

/* Header file strvar.h: This is the implementation for hte class StringVar whose values are strings. * An object is declared as follows. * Note that you use (max_size), not [max_size] * StringVar the_object(max_size); * where max_size is the longest string length allowed. */#ifndef STRVAR_H#define STRVAR_Husing namespace std;class StringVar{public:	StringVar(int size);	/* Initializes the object so it can accept string values up to size in length.	 * Sets the value of the object equal to the empty string.	 */	StringVar();	/* Initializes the object so it can accep tstring vlaues of length 100 or less.	 * Setst he value of the ojbect equal to the empty string.	 */	StringVar(const char a[]);	/* Precondition: The array a contains characters terminated with '\0'.	 * Initializes the boject so tis value is the string stored in a so that it can later be set to string values up to strlen(a) 	 * in length	 */	StringVar(const StringVar& string_object);	// Copy constructor	~StringVar();	// Returns all the dynamic memroy used by the object to the freestore.	void StringVar::operator =(const StringVar& right_side);	// overloads the assignment operator	friend bool operator ==(const StringVar& string1, const StringVar& string2);	// only the string values have to be equal, max_length need not be the same	friend StringVar operator +(const StringVar& string1, const StringVar& string2);	// performs the concatenation of strings of type StringVar	friend void copy_piece(StringVar& target, const StringVar& source, int number);	// returns a specified substring	char one_char(int index) const;	// returns a specified single character	void set_char(int index, char replace);	// changes a specified character		int length() const;	// Returns the lenght of the current string value.	void input_line(istream& ins);	/* Precondition: If ins is a file input stream, then ins has been connected to a file.	 * Action: The next text in the input stream ins, up to '\n', is coped to the calling object.	 * If there is not sufficient room, then only as much as will fit is copied.	 */	friend ostream& operator <<(ostream& outs, const StringVar& the_string);	/* Overloads the << operator so it can be used to output values of type StringVar	 * Precondition: If outs is a file output stream, then outs has already been connected to a file.	 */	friend istream& operator >>(istream& ins, StringVar& the_string);	/* Overloads the >> operator so it can be used to input values of type StringVar	 * Reads only a single world rather than an entire line	 */private:	char* value; // pointer to dynamic array that holds the string value.	int max_length; // declare max length of any string value.};#endif //STRVAR_H

Quote:Original post by toogreat4u
I am trying to make a StringVar class that only reads in one word of input using a standard iostream.