// wait for key press at end of console program
 
#include <iostream>
 
using namespace std;
 
void wait(); 
 
int main()
{
  // Your code here
 
  // C++
  cin.sync();  // purge any \n
  cin.get();   // console wait
 
  // or
  // clear the stream, purge any \n
  while (cin.get() != '\n')
    ;
  cin.get(); // wait
 
  // or
  // more complete
  while (std::cin.get(ch) && ch != '\n')
    ;
  cin.get();  // wait
 
  // or
  cin.ignore ( 1024, '\n' );
  cin.get(); // wait
 
  // or
  cin.get(); // trap loose \n
  cin.get(); // wait
 
  wait();    // write your own, for C++
 
  // system("PAUSE");  // wait, not portable
 
  // C
  // clear the stream
  while ((ch = getchar()) != '\n' && ch != EOF);
  getchar();  // for C, same caveat as cin.get()
 
  return 0;
}
 
// portable, need to declare prototype unless
// function precedes call
void wait()
{ 
  cout << "Press any key to continue ..."; 
  string z; 
  getline(cin,z); 
}

cin.ignore ( 1024, '\n' );
cin.get(); // wait

#include <ios>
#include <limits>
 
cin.ignore ( numeric_limits<streamsize>::max(), '\n' );
cin.get(); // Wait

cin.get(); // trap loose \n
cin.get(); // wait

cout << "Press any key to continue ..."; 
string z; 
getline(cin,z);