Quick Question

[Doug Mika]

The official definition of cin.get(cStr, n) is as follows:

std::istream::get
istream& get (char* s, streamsize n);

Does this mean that when we type
char someString[256];
cin.get(someString, 255);

we ignore the return type istream&?
Does this mean I could write:
cin = cin.get(someString,255);
What purpose does this return type serve?

[Victor Bazarov]

The purpose is to allow chaining of function calls, like

cin.get(blah).get(blahblah)

or using it in an expression

cin.get(blah) >> somethingelse;

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[Paavo Helde]

Doug Mika <doug...@gmail.com> wrote in news:2cab1a66-64b1-4b2f-b46d-
1b9d2d...@googlegroups.com:

This allows for call chaining, e.g.

cin.get(string1, 255).get(string2, 255).get(string3, 255);