//* Introductory example to C-style strings *
#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
//Note: <string> is a different library
using namespace std;

int main() {
    char name[30];
    // note: max 29 characters stored because of an extra terminating '\0'

    cout << "What is your name, please? ";

    //cin >> name; // reads only one word to a space or new line after it
    // this line above will read one word no matter how long it is, unsafe!!!

    cin.getline(name,30); // reads a line of text including spaces
    // this line above will read only up to 29 characters of the line

    name[0]=toupper(name[0]);
    if (strcmp(name, "Alexander")==0) {
        cout << "Welcome back my master programmer!" << endl;
    } else {

        cout << "Hello " << name << ", it is nice to meet you." << endl;
        if ( strlen(name)>=10 ) {
            // #of chars >=10
            char * location = strchr(name,' ');
            if ( location==0 ) {
                // no space at all (zero pointer location)
                cout << name << " is a very nice but also a very long name." << endl;
            } else {
                // non zero location is another entry point to the same string
                ++location;
                location[0]=toupper(location[0]);
                // note: we are also changing name at the same time
                cout << "So your middle name is " << location << "?" << endl;
            }
        }

    }

    cout << "Good Bye " << name << "!" << endl;

    return(0);
}

// Other important functions to remember:
// strcpy   ( copyto,   copyfrom)
// strcat   ( appendto, copyfrom)
// strcatchr( appendto, onechr)
// strtrunc ( string,   atposition)

// Searching functions
// strstr   ( string,   searchforstr)
// strchr   ( string,   searchforchr)