/*  getstr.cpp  by K.Tsuru  */
/****************
 string type
*****************/
#if 1 ////iostream version///////////////////////
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

char* GetString(){
    string buff;
    cin >> buff;
    return (char*)buff.c_str(); // needs cast (const char*) --> (char*)
}
#else /////ncblock version//////////////////////

#include "getnum.h"
#include "ncblock.h"

static NCBlock <char> buff;
char* GetString(){
    int c;
    uint len = 0;
    buff.size(4, -1);
    while(1){
        c = getchar();
        buff.reserve(len);
        if(c == '\n'){
            buff[len] = '\0';
            break;
        }
        buff[len++] = (char)(c & 0xff);
    }
    return buff.Elements();
}
#endif