hello, brand new here, need help with inputting data

okay, so i have this basic program (from the tutorials section), this is what it is:

Code:

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#include <iostream.h>                       
int main()                                //Most important part of the program!
{
  int age;                                //Need a variable...
  cout<<"Please input your age: ";        //Asks for age
  cin>>age;                                //The input is put in age
  if(age<100)                                //If the age is less than 100
  {
    cout<<"You are pretty young!";    //Just to show it works
  }
  else if(age==100)                //I use else just to show an example
  {
    cout<<"You are old";                //Just to show you it works...
  }
  else
  {
    cout<<"You are really old";        //Executed if no other statement is executed
  }
  return 0;
}

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anyways, so the problem is, i run the console program and i get prompted :how old are you, so i put in a number and hit enter, then the window just dissappears, this has happened with all my programs that require data inputted.

any help would be great! thanks

and BTW, I did do a search, and didn't find anything.

From the FAQ:

http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/...&id=1043284385

Also, as a general comment, you can improve your commenting style. A comment shouldn't simply restate one line of code. If your code is so obfuscated that you need a comment line to explain every line, then rewrite your code to be more clear.

And you are using old headers. This is a little better:

Code:

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

/* main()

Program entry point.  Queries the user for their age, and
outputs a text message depending on the value they enter.

Parameters: None
Returns: 0
*/

int main()
{
  int age;
  cout<<"Please input your age: ";
  cin>>age;
  if(age<100)
  {
    cout<<"You are pretty young!";
  }
  else if(age==100)       
  {
    cout<<"You are old";
  }
  else
  {
    cout<<"You are really old";
  }
  return 0;
}

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One acceptable use of comments for small sections of code is to name the parameters of a messy function, like WinAPI calls. For example, this:

Code:

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HANDLE h = CreateFile(
  "c:\\file.txt",  // file name
  GENERIC_READ,    // Access permissions
  0,              // Share mode
  NULL,            // Pointer to security attributes
  OPEN_EXISTING,  // Open vs. create options
  0,              // Flags
  NULL            // Handle to template file
);

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Good comments:

* Summarize a function or portion of a function, or
* Summarize the parameters or returns of a function, or
* Provide information that otherwise would not be obvious

In this case, my commented version of your code does the first 2 (it allows you to discern the purpose of the function) and my WinAPI comment serves the third purpose. You could not look at, for example, the Share Mode parameter and know what it was, except for the comment that says it is share mode.

okay, lol i really didn't understand what you were saying there. So basically ur saying that the code i used is kind of outdated? and that i should use the other one? but whats the difference? and what exactly was my problem that when i hit enter the screen disappeared. I've only been doin this for like 4 hours lol!

and if the code I was using was outdated, howcome its still in the tutorials sections?
thanks a lot!

To make your console window stay you can use this piece of code:

Code:

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#include <cstdlib>

int main()
{
        /////////////////
        //Code goes here
        ////////////////
        system("PAUSE");
        return 0;
}

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or if that doesnt work:

Code:

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
        /////////////////
        //Code goes here
        ////////////////
        cin.get();
        return 0;
}

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Dude if ur new u should just by a book the one i suggest is C++ For dummies u can not program with out a book dont look of tutorials

okay, well the window does stay there, but whne i input data, and hit enter, then it disappears.

Quote:

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Originally posted by Chrisab508


and if the code I was using was outdated, howcome its still in the tutorials sections?
thanks a lot!

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Those tutorials are very outdated; they ar pre-1998 C++.

Quote:

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Originally posted by Chrisab508
okay, well the window does stay there, but whne i input data, and hit enter, then it disappears.

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ooops sorry my bad, if you tried the second solution I had I forgot to include something, this is the correct one:

Code:

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    /////////////////
    //Code goes here
    ////////////////
    cin.ignore();
    cin.get();
    return 0;
}

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And not this one:

Code:

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    /////////////////
    //Code goes here
    ////////////////
    cin.get();
    return 0;
}

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