entering a string of data to an ofstream file

[primecodz]

I am trying to create a program that allows the user to do 2 things (create a new file in the current directory, or search a file and display the word count) The word count works fine but when I try to allow the user to create a file it starts going wrong. I first ask the user to input a filename, and then enter some initial data into a string variable. That string variable gets passed to the createFile() function which takes care of entering the data into the file.

When I run this program I enter the file data I wish to put in the created file, say for example " Hello File Data" and when I look into that file once its been created there is only the first word ("Hello") in the case of this example. Here is the code:

The main function:

    cout << "Enter the file name: " << endl;
            cin >> filename;
            outFile.open(filename.c_str());//create the file

            if (!outFile)
            {
                //file could not be created
                cout<< "File could not be completed" << endl;
                break;

            }
            else // file was created
                cout << "FILE WAS COMPLETED NAMED: " << filename << endl;;

            //ask the user to put some data y/n
            cout << "Would you like to set some initial data in the file? y/n" << endl;
            cin >> choice;
            switch(choice)
            {
                case 'y':
                    cout << "Enter the data: " << endl;

                    cin >> filedata;
                    user1.createFile(outFile, filedata);
                    break;
                case 'n':
                    cout << "Ok then dont create initial data... Your created file is blank" << endl;
                    break;
            }

The create filefunction:

void User::createFile(ofstream &outfile, string filedata)
{
    //output the file into outfile
    outfile << filedata;

    cout << "You have successfully saved the data you entered" << endl;


}

Please help! :)

Thanks

[vichu8888]

replace cin>>fileData with getline(cin,fileData);

It will read the whole line and store in it the fileData variable.

if u get errors, use like this
cin.ignore();
getline(cin,fileData);

[primecodz]

thanks, but when I use getline() it doesn't let me enter data... it just skips to say you have entered the data successfully and just puts nothing in the file

[primecodz]

nvr mind I got it with cin.ignore() :) ty very much