Thread: c++ problem reading input

my code

Code:

#include<iostream>
#include<cstring>
using namespace std;


int main()
{
int x;
x=1;
int choice;
int usenr;
usenr=001;
char usename[20];
char comment[250];
int age;
char pwd[10];

	while(x==1)
	{
		cout<<endl;
		cout<<"This program demonstrates all functions i worked with up to now!\n";
		cout<<"These include... \n IF...ELSE \n LOOPS \n FUNCTIONS \n SWITCH CASE \n POINTERS \n STRINGS \n";
		cout<<"PLease select from the following...\n";
		cout<<" 1.EDIT PROFILE 			\n 2.VIEW PROFILE \n";
		cout<<" 3.EXIT			\n";
		cin>>choice;
		switch(choice)
		{
			case 1:
			cout<<"To chnge your profile you need to enter your password.\n Please enter your password now \n";
			cin.getline(pwd,10);
			if(strcmp(pwd,"rhino")==0)
			{
				cout<<"Admin access granted!\n";
				cout<<"Please enter your name: \n";
				cin.getline(usename,20);
				cout<<"Please enter your age: \n";
				cin>>age;
				cout<<"Tell us a little bout yourself(max 250 characters):\n";
				cin.getline(comment,250);
			}
			else
			{
				cout<<"Sorry, wrong password!\n";
			}
			break;
			case 2:
			cout<<"Welcome "<<usename<<" This is your profile:\n";
			cout<<"User Number: "<<usenr<<"\n";
			cout<<"User name: "<<usename<<"\n";
			cout<<"User age: "<<age<<"\n";
			cout<<"Your comment is: "<<comment<<"\n";
			cout<<"Please make sure this is correct and press enter\n";
			cin.get();
			break;
			case 3:
			cout<<"Are you sure?\n";
			break;
			default:
			cout<<"Sorry, incorrect input\n";
			break;
		}
		cout<<"Thank you for your participation! \n To try again press 1. \n or else press any key to exit\n";
		cin>>x;
		
	}
	cin.get();
}

the following part

Code:

cin.getline(pwd,10)

why is this? what am i missing?

I am sure I encountered this a while back but can't remember the solution I was given, anyway here is an answer I found by searching.
http://p2p.wrox.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3385

thanks, a simple solution if adding

Code:

cin.get();

and i also forgot

Code:

cin.ignore();

Thanks