// Get name string from user cout << "\n\nPlease enter name "; bool valid = true; do { cin.getline(&name[i][0], MAX_ENTRIES); if (&name[i][0] == '\0') { valid = false; } for (int j=0; j < &name[i].length(); j++) { if ( !(isalpha(name[i][j]))) { invalid = false; break; } } if !(valid) { cout << "\n\tInvalid name. Please try again "; } } while !(valid)