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Dec 18th, 2008

Re: How do I flush the input stream?

Click to Expand / Collapse Quote originally posted by Traicey ...

Why should you complicate things while there is a easy way out, I mean C++ alone is complicated

I totally agree with you, all you want to get is one line of string and see what you are supposed to do, as if it is rocket science..

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Jun 20th, 2010

Re: "Flushing" the input stream

I love it! Would it be possible to make cin.get() save the string as well as the escape character (commonly '\n'). This way it wouldn't ever be 'nothing' because you'd always get the \n character at least. I also have much use for the \n character because its easy to remove and sometimes annoying to re-add.

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Jun 27th, 2010

Re: "Flushing" the input stream

have you tried cin.ignore();

here's an example

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
 
	int main(){
		int num = 0;
 
		//literal output
		cout << "enter a number";
		//input from keyboard(includes /n when enter is pressed)
		cin >> num;
		//variable output
		cout << "you entered: "<< num;
		//pause so output can be read
		cin.ignore();   //CLEAR INPUT STREAM
		cin.get();   //read any input
	}
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

	int main(){
		int num = 0;

		//literal output
		cout << "enter a number";
		//input from keyboard(includes /n when enter is pressed)
		cin >> num;
		//variable output
		cout << "you entered: "<< num;
		//pause so output can be read
		cin.ignore();   //CLEAR INPUT STREAM
		cin.get();   //read any input
	}

Last edited by andersondo; Jun 27th, 2010 at 2:56 pm.

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Jul 11th, 2010

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go low-level

Forget iostream.

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#include <conio.h>
#define IOFLUSH {while(_kbhit())_getch();}
#define PAUSE {if(!_getch())_getch();}
#include <conio.h>
#define IOFLUSH {while(_kbhit())_getch();}
#define PAUSE {if(!_getch())_getch();}

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Aug 15th, 2010

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Re: "Flushing" the input stream

USe fflush() see it helps??

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Aug 23rd, 2010

Re: "Flushing" the input stream

>have you tried cin.ignore();
That solution is incomplete, hence the existence of this thread. Did you even bother reading it?

>Forget iostream.
>USe fflush() see it helps??
Please don't riddle my thread with bad advice. If you don't understand why your solutions are hideous, you have no business suggesting them to other people. Learn first, then teach.

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