#include <iostream.h>
#include "CPstring.h"

// file: firstof3.cc
// demonstrate if statments
// find first (alphabetically) of 3 strings


int main()
{
   string first, name1, name2, name3;

   cout << "Enter three names." << endl;
   cin >> name1 >> name2 >> name3;
   cout << "The first (in alphabetical order) is: ";

   first = name1;
   if (name2 < first)
   {
      first = name2;
   }
   if (name3 < first)
   {
      first = name3;
   }
   cout << first << endl;

   return 0;
}

Sample output:

<firstof3
>Enter three names.
<xerxes yerkes zenon
>The first (in alphabetical order) is: xerxes

<firstof3
>Enter three names.
<k j i
>The first (in alphabetical order) is: i