My string crashes when i have a space- NEED HELP!

[Onlynewsopleasebenice]

Hi,

I am trying to input a message into a string within my program.... however each time i input a space the program crashes.

Here is the code, please help me.

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

struct messages
{
string message;
int hours;
int minutes;
int seconds;

};

int main()
{
int size;
string text;
int hrs;
int mins;
int secs;


struct messages* array;



cout << "How many messages do you want to enter? ";
cin >> size;
cout << endl;

array = new messages[size];

for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
{
cout << "Message " << i+1 << ": ";
cin >> text;
cout << endl;
array[i].message = text;
cout << endl;

cout << "Enter current time in Hours, Minutes & Seconds : " ;
cin >> hrs >> mins >> secs;
cout << endl << endl;

array[i].hours = hrs;
array[i].minutes = mins;
array[i].seconds = secs;


}

cout << "---------------------------" << endl;
cout << "Messages Recieved were: "<<endl;
cout << "---------------------------" << endl;
cout << endl;

for (int j=0; j < size; j++)
{
if( array[j].hours > 24 || array[j].minutes > 60 ||array[j].seconds > 60)
{
cout << "-----------------------------------------------------------------------" << endl;
cout << endl;
cout << "Message: " << array[j].message << " "<<endl;
cout << endl;
cout << " *** The above message was posted at an invalid time *** " << endl;
cout << endl;
}
else

{
cout << "-----------------------------------------------------------------------" << endl;
cout << endl;
cout << "Message: " << array[j].message << " "<<endl;
cout << endl;
cout << " This message was posted at : ";
cout << array[j].hours << ":" << array[j].minutes << ":"<<array[j].seconds <<endl;
cout << endl;
}
}

return 0;
}

[weaknessforcats]

It's your cin >> text.

When you enter a space the >> stops. Then you get to cin >> hrs >> mins >> secs and if the character after the space it not an int, you fail on cin >>hrs. That terminates the cin leaving garbage in your variables.

If your string has multiple words you need to use cin.getline().

Remember, the >> operator is for formatted input. That is, you know the type of data being entered before it is entered.

Lastly, you should check your >> operations for success by test the goodbit after the >>. And that means you probably shouldn't have multiple >> operations in one statement.

[whodgson]

weaknessforcats
Could you elaborate on how to test (typically) for success after >> using the 'goodbit' (this latter unheard of before now).