String problem

Correct me if I'm wrong, shouldn't this code pause for user input at cin.getline()? Seems like it's skipping for me.

Code:

void GetName(){    
    char Name[50];
    cout<<"Please Enter your name: ";
    cin.getline(Name,50);
    cout<<Name<<", is this correct?\n";
}

Yes, but perhaps there is a newline left in the input buffer, so the cin.getline consumes that line.

Originally Posted by laserlight

Yes, but perhaps there is a newline left in the input buffer, so the cin.getline consumes that line.

If this is true, how would I remedy this?

try and flush it.

Code:

flush(cout);

Originally Posted by überfuzz

try and flush it.

Code:

flush(cout);

"flush(cout)" flushes the output buffer!

The only way to "flush" standard input is:

Code:

cin.ignore(std::numeric_limits<std::streamsize>::max(), '\n');

Thanks, got it working now!

>> char Name[50];
>> cout<<"Please Enter your name: ";
>> cin.getline(Name,50);
Should be

std::string Name;
std::cout << "Please Enter your name: ";
std::getline(Name, std::cin);