Help with basic C program closing

[AKalair]

Hi,
Im learning C and currently going through the tutorials on Cprogramming.com. However when I compile there second 'example' I enter a number and it closes too quick to read the output. If I run it in debug mode on Bloodshed Dev c++ it stays open and I can read the output. Ive tried adding things like return 0; to the end but im new to this and it never made a difference can anyone help me get the window to stay open?

#include <stdio.h> 
int main() 
{   
int this_is_a_number;   
printf( "Please enter a number: " );   
scanf( "&#37;d", &this_is_a_number );   
printf( "You entered %d", this_is_a_number );   
getchar();
}

Thanks in advance

[matsp]

Add another getchar() - the reason your program is closing is that the newline from entering the number is still in your input buffer when you reach the getchar() at the end of your code, and that means that it's immediately "satisfied", and not waiting for your to hit any keys.


You should probably also return 0 at the end of your main function.

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Mats