4 User Input

4. User Input

We've already looked at printing out statements, so it's also useful to know how to read data inputs. This is done with the cin keyword combined with the >> symbols. The example below demonstrates this.

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main() {

  int value;
  
  // ask user to type a word
  cout << "Type a number: ";

  // read input
  cin >> value;

  // print out the value of the number input
  cout << "You input: " << value << "\n";
  
  return 0;
}

The output will look like this: