Thread: how can I use mutiple getline functions in same app

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    how can I use mutiple getline functions in same app

    I'm trying to use the getline function to output to a file so I can prompt a user for a sentence and write that to a file, the getline function only seems to work once in the program and skips over it evertime after that?

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    write "cin.ignore();" before getline(var,5) (example)
    getline read 5 letters or enter. than he add \n.
    the next geline get the \n (enter) and ignore it, so you must clean the puffer with cin.ignore();
    i hope you understand it, my english isn't very good but i hope i will be better :-)
    Last edited by sphreak; 01-03-2003 at 01:33 PM.

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    Smile

    I see what your saying, thank you very much,that worked! Your english seems to be coming along very well Thanks again.

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