std::cin
is an instantiated object of the class istream
. #include <iostream> #include <string> int main () { int times; std::string what; std::cout << "How many times: "; std::cin >> times; std::cout << "which string: "; std::cin >> what; for (int i=0; i<times; i++) std::cout << i << ": " << what << std::endl; }