#include<iostream> #include<optional> #include<string> std::optional<int> getCmd() { std::optional<int> op; std::cout << "enter command: (quit/print) "; std::string s; std::cin >> s; if(s == "quit") op = 1; else if(s == "print") op = 2; return op; } int main() { auto i = getCmd(); if(i) { std::cout << "Command is: " << *i << "\n"; switch(*i) { case 1: std::cout << "Goodbye!.\n"; exit(0); break; case 2: std::cout << "Print...\n"; break; } } else { std::cout << "Unknown command: \n"; } return 0; }