Is there a way to have user input multiple char arrays at once c++ -

i have function takes array of 4 characters , returns value based on sequence of characters.

what want have user input whole line of characters , create loop go on each "sub- group of characters" , return result of them.

my initial thinking somehow use push_back keep adding arrays vector.

i don't know how long entire array be, should product of 3.

as example, right able :

char input [4] ; cin >> input;    int = name_index[name_number(input)]; cout << name[i].fullname; 

but user ti input multiple name abbreviations @ once

i change sample this:

char input [4] ; cin >> input;    int = name_index[name_number(input)]; cout << name[i].fullname; 

to this:

string input; cin >> input;    const int = name_index[name_number(input)]; cout << name[i].fullname; 

then can start using vector track multiple inputs:

vector<string> inputs; string line; while (cin >> line) {     if (line == "done")         break;     inputs.push_back(line); }  (unsigned int = 0; < inputs.size(); ++i) {     cout << "inputs[" << << "]: " << inputs[i] << endl;     //const int index = name_index[name_number(inputs[i])];     //cout << name[index].fullname; } 

you asked explanation of line. line while (cin >> line) tries take text standard input , put line. default, stop when encounters whitespace (space, tab, return, etc.) if succeeds, body of while loop executed , add input vector. if not, assume we're @ end of input , stop. can process vector. (in code linked below, output since don't know name_index or name_number are.

(working code here)