   official c++ site??
  I bought a book about c++ 2 days ago, with the latest standard and everything, but the problem is, it''s for students, so they don''t spend much time to explain everything (learning about strings on the second page?), anyway, i''ve decided that I want to use this book to look up information once in a while, and learn c++ online, so I googled it, and searched on this site, but i''m not that pleased with the result (most sites I came across are incomplete),so I was wondering: Is there an official c++ site? (like there is a official HTML site)? If the answer is no, does anyone know a good online c++ site (using the latest standards if possible) for me? 
  I don''t think there is such a place as the "official" C++ site but if you are looking for the C++ standard then you can view it here;  well that shows me the latest standard but it''s not really that good for it to function as a tutorial thanks anyway! ;  What book did you buy? Maybe you could see if Thinking In C++ would suit your purpose? You can download it for free at Bruce Eckel''s site (Google him).   Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.William James (1842 - 1910);  In the sense that ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG21 is responsible for the design and maintence of the C++ standard, this could be considered the official site for C++. However, it''s not a good place to try to learn C++; it''s only a useful site if you''re keeping track of current direction that C++ is taking.As far as I''m concerned, there are no good online tutorials for learning C++ on your own. The best idea would be to find a good book and (preferably) a good mentor who can help walk you through any rough spots when learning the language. And for the record, I don''t consider forums to be a good substitute for a mentor. If that''s the best you can get, I guess it will have to do, but it''s better to find someone who''s willing to work with you one on one.As an aside, there''s nothing wrong with learning to use strings (or other standard library objects) early in learning C++. strings, in particular, are very user friendly objects. ;quote:Original post by SiCrane   As an aside, there's nothing wrong with learning to use strings (or other standard library objects) early in learning C++. strings, in particular, are very user friendly objects.   it's not that, it's just that the book I bought [basiscursus c++, roughly translated: base course c++] doesn't really explain the syntaxis: I still don't understand why you have to typegetline(cin,variable,'\n');instead ofgetline(cin,variable,"\n");edit: how do you make code blocks?rohde: thanks for the info, i'll check it right nowthe book just gives you short descriptions, not explaining the syntaxis in the process [edited by - picklejuice on February 15, 2004 5:52:30 PM];  There are two different code blocks. One you make with [source][/source], the other you make with [code][/code]. Some of the other forum codes you can see in the faq link at the upper right of the page.And you don''t need either ''\n'' or "\n". All you need is:getline(cin, variable); 