Help with inputting strings into arrays in c++?

I want to be able to receive string input from a user and store it in a way that will allow me to operate with individual characters in the string. An array was my first thought but that does not allow me to put spaces in. The other option was a string using getline() to allow for spaces but this does not allow me to operate with individual characters. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Stings are arrays

string example = "This is a string.";

cout << example[6] 

markupi

yours31f wrote: Stings are arrays

string example = "This is a string.";

cout << example[6] 

markupi

Like he said, they are arrays.. so you just need a simple for loop

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

int main(){
    string test;
    test = "Whatever the string is to say";

    int i;
    char c;
    for (i=0;i <= len(test);i++){
        // do whatever you need to the char
        c = test[i];
        }
    return 0;
    }

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Here are the two best ways that I see for you to approach this:

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

char changeChar(char);

int main()
{
  string test;
  getline(cin, test);
  cout<<test[1]<<endl;
  test[1]='a';
  cout<<test<<endl;

  char input[255];
  fgets(input, 255, stdin);
  cout<<input[1]<<endl;
  input[1]='a';
  cout<<input<<endl;
}```
Both methods should have the same output.

Ok, I feel like a bit of an idiot now. Thanks guys.