Thread: having problem with getline for string in linked list

hi i decided to make my linked list program accept getline characters
so i use getline( cin,s) which use string s declared in string
why is no error but the part of reading getline(cin,s) doesn't get input??

here's my coding

Code:

#include<iostream>
#include<cstring>
#include<string.h>
using namespace std;

struct node
{
       string course,coursename,name;
       int matric;
       float chour;
       node *next;
       } yours;
node *start_node=NULL;
node *current;
int option=0;

void add_node()
{
     node *temp,*temp2;
     temp=new node;
     

        cout << "enter a course code : " ;
     getline (cin,temp->coursename);
         cout << "enter a subject : " ;
     cin >> temp->course;
          cout << "enter the credit hour : " ;
     cin >> temp->chour;
     cout << endl;
     temp->next=NULL;
     if(start_node==NULL)
     {
     start_node=temp;
     current=start_node;
     }
     else
     {
         temp2=start_node;
         while(temp2->next!=NULL)
         {
         temp2=temp2->next;
                                 }
         temp2->next=temp;
     }     
}
void display_node()
{
     node *temp;
     temp=start_node;
     if(temp==NULL)
     {
     cout << "the list is empty" << endl;
                   }
     else
     {
           
        
                          /*void display()		//display function
{
	cout<<endl;
	schedule *temp;
	temp=ptr_head;
	int c=1;
	if(temp==NULL)	//check whether the stack is empty
	{
		cout<<"EMPTY"<<endl;
	}
	else			//print if stack not empty
	{
        cout<<"- This is the Course Registration Period"<<endl;
		cout<<"- Range of  Matric No - Time  Period -"<<endl;
		cout<<"------------------------------------------------------------"<<endl;
		while(temp!=NULL)
		{
			cout<<" "<<c<<"  "<<temp->matric<<"  "<<temp->matric2<<"  "<<temp->time<<"  "<<temp->time2<<endl;
			temp=temp->next;
			c++;
		}
		cout<<"------------------------------------------------------------"<<endl;
	}
	cout<<endl;
}*/

       cout<<"- This is your course registration slip for this semester"<<endl;
       cout<<"- Cours  Name - Course code  - credit hours"<<endl;
       cout<<"------------------------------------------------------------"<<endl;
        while(temp!=NULL)
    
         {
         	cout<<"  "<<temp->course<<"  "<<temp->coursename<<"  "<<temp->chour<<"  "<<endl;
         
         temp=temp->next;
         cout << endl;
        
        
         }
            cout<<"------------------------------------------------------------"<<endl;
         cout << "the list is finished" << endl;
     }
}
void del_start_node()
{
     node *temp;
     temp=start_node;
     start_node=start_node->next;
     if(temp==NULL)
     {
     cout << "can't delete coz list is empty" << endl;
                   }
      else{
      cout << "first node is deleted " << endl;
      delete temp;
           }     
}
void del_end_node()
{
     node *temp,*temp2;
     if(start_node==NULL)
     {
     cout << "can't delete node coz list is empty" << endl;     
                         }
     else
     {
         temp=start_node;
         if(temp->next!=NULL)
         {
         delete temp;
         start_node=NULL;
         }
         else
         {
             temp2=temp;
             temp=temp->next;
         }
     delete temp;
     temp2->next=NULL;
}
     
}
int main()
{
  int matric;
  string name;
           cout << "enter a your name : " ;
     cin >>name;
     cout<< endl;
          cout << "enter a matric number : " ;
     cin >>matric;
     cout << endl;
    int option;

    do
    {
        cout << "please choose ..." << endl;
        cout << "0 to exit " << endl;
        cout << "1 to add subject " << endl;
        cout << "2 to delete first subject " << endl;
        cout << "3 to delete last subject " << endl;
        cout << "4 to display the list of your registered subjects " << endl;
        cin >> option;
        
        switch(option)
        {
        case 1 : add_node();
                 break;
        case 2 : del_start_node();
                 break;
        case 3 : del_end_node();
                 break;
        case 4 : 
    /*printf("\n------------------\n");
    printf("ID number: %s\n", studno_1.id_num);
    printf("Name     : %s\n", studno_1.name);
    printf("Gender   : %c\n", studno_1.gender);
    printf("Age      : %d\n", studno_1.age);
    printf("------------------\n");*/
            
         cout<<"\n-----------------------------"<<endl;
         cout << "NAME :"         <<name  <<"\t"<<endl;
         cout << "MATRIC NUMBER :"<<matric<<"\t"<<endl;
         cout<<"-----------------------------\n"<<endl;
         display_node();
                 break;
        }
    }while(option!=0);
    system("pause");
    return 0;
}

thanks.
i found at another place that we can also uses dummies
i used in another example dummies for clearing the newline
but it seems it reads my input but does not return the output
any help for this/?

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

struct Pizza {
    string szCompany;
    float diameter;
    float weight;
};
Pizza* pz = new Pizza;

int main()
{
    
    char dummy;

cout << "Enter the weight: ";
cin >> pz->weight;





cout << "Enter the company name: ";
// use getline because the company name can have spaces in it.
getline(cin, pz->szCompany);
cin.get(dummy);


cout << "Enter the diameter: ";
cin >> pz->diameter;

//cin.clear();
//cin.sync();

cout << "\nCompany name: " << pz->szCompany;
cout << "\nWeight: " << pz->weight;
cout << "\nDiameter: " << pz->diameter;

// cannot forget this step.
delete pz;
system("PAUSE");
return 0;
}

cin extraction operator >> will march past the white space characters (including newlines) to grab the input. However, once it gets its expected input, it will not look further and leave the white space characters in the input buffer.

cin.getline will just grab everything till (and including) the newline character.

When you mix the two (some inputs with extraction operator and some with getline) often what will happen is cin.getline will just pick up the "leftover" newline characters of cin's extraction operator. So, strings read by cin.getline will be empty.