how to get input in cpp

1// i/o example
2
3#include <iostream>
4using namespace std;
5
6int main ()
7{
8  int i;
9  cout << "Please enter an integer value: ";
10  cin >> i;
11  cout << "The value you entered is " << i;
12  return 0;
13}

1int x; 
2cout << "hurry, give me a number!: "; // Type a number and press enter
3cin >> x; // Get user input from the keyboard
4cout << "you picked: " << x << " !" // Display the input value
5
6OR use:
7getline >> (cin, variable-name);
8instead of 
9cin >> x; 
10