program not staing open

[Unlockitall]

im very new to c++ so i might be missing something but when i try to run a very simple hello world program...

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
    printf("Hello World\n");
    return 0;
}

it opens and closes immediately. i asked my friend and he told me that i need to run a while loop, so i made it do a ridiculous never ending ask to keep it open but it still closes

#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
    printf("Hello World\n");
    return 0;
    int j = 1;
    while (1 == 1);
    j = j + 1;
}

can anyone help me?

[Ken Fitlike]

FAQ > How do I... (Level 1) > Stop my Windows Console from disappearing everytime I run my program?

[cerin]

#include <iostream>
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
    printf("Hello World\n");

    cin.get();
    return 0;
}

That should do the trick. Wait why do you have return 0 in the middle of your program?

[swgh]

Also, that is C code not C++.

It is usually not a good idea to mix the two languages unless you are using a C library that C++ does not have ( which I think is none ).

Cerin is correct. You call return 0 imidiatley after hello world prints so as soon as your computer has displayed the message it returns the value to the OS and closes the program.
Return 0 should be the last line of the main function before the closing brace ( unless you are using return EXIT_SUCSESS

[-JM]

Sorry, can't help but mention the other obvious problem: [URL="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/staing"]

[bjl19901]

you can also use

system("pause")

[MacGyver]

you can also use

system("pause")

Only on Windows I believe. As a general rule, I think implementing functionality based upon system() is a bad idea. There are exceptions to this, and some would say system("pause") is one, but I still dislike it.