// strings

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

int main()
{
	string name = "";
	cout << "Please enter your first name: ";
	cin >> name;
	
	cout << "Your name is " << name << endl;

	cout << "First initial is " << name[0] << endl;

	cout << "Please enter your whole name: ";
	
	cin.ignore(80,'\n');	// flushing the buffer	
	getline(cin, name);

	cout << "Your whole name is " << name << endl;

	cout << "The length of your name is " << name.length() << endl;

	if (name < "m")
	{
		cout << "your name is alphabetically less than M" << endl;
	}

	string greeting = "Hello ";

	cout << greeting + name << endl;	// concatenating two strings together

	return 0;
}// end of main