#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

string readName(istream& inStream);

int main()
{
  cout << "Reading a name from cin. You can usually close cin with Control-D (Control-Z in Windows): ";
  string theName = readName(cin);

  cout << "The name is " << theName << endl;
}

string readName(istream& inStream)
{
  string name;
  char next;
  while (inStream.get(next)) {
    name += next;
  }

  return name;
}