Thread: new to C, need some easy help

Hi guys, new to the forums here and liking what I see. I've been going through the tutorial section and ran into a problem with one of the programs. I'm confused as to why I need to use 2 getchar() funtions to get my program to pause correctly. If I only use one, as the tutorial suggests, it just opens and closes the command window super fast. Thx in advance! Here's the code:

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
    int myNum;
    
    printf("Enter a number: ");
    scanf("&#37;d", &myNum);
    getchar();
    printf("You entered %d", myNum);
    getchar();
}

EDIT: If it helps, I'm using the Bloodshed Dev-C++ IDE

When you type the number, and press ENTER, and use scanf to remove the integer, the newline character (from pressing ENTER), is still on the input stack. The first getchar remove the newline character. The second one causes the pause.

Step through the code in your debugger and you will see it.

Todd