/*---------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Contract: main: void -> int

  Purpose: playing with C strings and the standard string class

  Examples: demo, so not really applicable

  By: Sharon M. Tuttle
  last modified: 12-7-05
  -----------------------------------------------------------------*/

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

int main()
{
    const int MAX_LENGTH = 7;

    string name, name3;
    char another_name[MAX_LENGTH];

    int amount;

    cout << "how many things? ";
    cin >> amount;

    // can you declare an array using a changing variable?
    double things[amount];

    name = "Spam";
    //another_name = "Cleese"; // cannot get this to work - try it!

    cout << "names are: " << name 
         /*<< " and " << another_name*/ << endl;

    for (int i=0; i<amount; i++)
    {
        things[i] = i * 2.5;
    }

    for (int i=0; i<amount; i++)
    {
        cout << things[i] << " ";
    }
    cout << endl;

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}