~cpp
// ask for the person's name, and greet the person
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
int main() {
// ask for the person's name
std::cout << "Please enter your first name: ";
// read the name
std::string name;
std::cin >> name;
// write a greeting
std::cout << "Hello, " << name << "!" << std::endl;
return 0;
}
~cpp
// ask for the person's name, and generate a framed greeting
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
int main() {
std::cout << "Please enter your first name: ";
std::string name;
std::cin >> name;
// build the message that we intend to write
const std::string greeting = "Hello, " + name + "!";
// build the second and fourth lines of the output
const std::string spaces(greeting.size(), ' ');
const std::string second = "* " + spaces + " *";
// build the first and fifth lines of the output
const std::string first(second.size(), '*');
// write it all
std::cout << std::endl;
std::cout << first << std::endl;
std::cout << second << std::endl;
std::cout << "* " << greeting << " *" << std::endl;
std::cout << second << std::endl;
std::cout << first << std::endl;
return 0;
}
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