#include <cstdlib>
#include <strstream>   //for istrstream; it includes iostream for you
using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
	istrstream ist("size 38L");

	char word[100];
	int i;
	char c;

	ist >> word >> i >> c;
	if (!ist) {
		cerr << argv[0] << ": the istrstream failed\n";
		return EXIT_FAILURE;
	}

	cout << "word == \"" << word << "\"\n"
		<< "i == " << i << "\n"
		<< "c == '" << c << "'\n";

	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}