Help with getch();

Why does getch(); have to get the character before it will output the cout<< before it???

void displayalbum(NODE* &head,apstring &album)
{
NODE *node=head;
int count=0;

cout<<"\n";

for(node;node;node=node->next)
{
if(node->album==album)
{
cout<<node->artist<<endl;
cout<<" "<<node->album<<endl<<" Loaned : "<<node->loaned<<endl;

if(node->loaned=="y")
{
cout<<" To : "<<node->towho<<endl;
}

cout<<"\n";

count++;
}
}

if(count==0)
cout<<"* CD NOT FOUND *\n\n";

cout<<"Press any key to continue.";
getch();

cout<<"\n";

return;

}

try using _getch()

I tried using _getch(); but it gave me the same problem... any more suggestions???

The problem you are having is because cout is buffered....

cout<<'\n'; // this does not flush the buffer.

cout<<endl; // this on the other hand will.

to flush specifically without using a newline ....

cout<<"Are you starting to get it??"<<flush;

cout will also be flushed on any call to cin (providing you have not untied the streams).

Try
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cout<<"Press any key to continue.Test" << endl << flush ;
getch();
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I think you just need to force (flush) the output.

dang

Thanks, that fixed the problem...