Thread: Array/cin.getline question

Hi,

Had a question about a couple little array feeding programs I've been trying to get working. These were posted on this board (by someone named Mookie??) in answer to another question I asked about arrays.

Code:

// ArrayHelp3.cpp
//having the same problem as ArrayHelp4.cpp
//Output:
// Enter some text: here's my text
//
// Enter some text: Continue? (y/n):
// Enter some text: Continue? (y/n):
// Enter some text: Continue? (y/n):
// etc. 
// Something not initialized???


#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>

using namespace std;

int main()
{ const int MAXSETS = 5;
  char txtArray[MAXSETS][81] = {'\0'};
  int i = 0;
  char choice = 'y';
    
  do
  { cout << "Enter some text: ";
    cin.getline(txtArray[++i], MAXSETS, '\n');
    cout << "Continue? (y/n): ";  cin >> choice; 
    //choice = (tolower(choice));
    cout << endl;
  } while(choice == 'y');
  
  if(choice != 'y')
  { for(i=0; i<MAXSETS; i++)
      cout << txtArray[i] << endl;
  }
    
  system("pause");
  return 0;
}

Here's another one with a similar problem if not the same one:

Code:

// ArrayHelp4.cpp
//when it gets to the while loop, it somehow skips the cin.getline

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>

using namespace std;

int main()
{ const int MAXSETS = 5;
  char Array[MAXSETS][15] = {'\0'};
  int count = -1;
  char choice = 'y';
    
  for(int j=0; j < MAXSETS && choice == 'y'; j++)
                      //while(choice == 'y' && count < MAXSETS)              
  { cout << "\nEnter some text: "; 
    cin.getline(Array[++count], 15, '\n');
                                    //cin.ignore();
    cout << "\nContinue? (y/n): ";
    cin >> choice;
                                    //if(choice != 'y')
  }
  
  cout << "\n";  
    
  for(int i=0; i<MAXSETS; i++)
    cout << "Array[" << i << "] " << Array[i] << "\n";
    
  system("pause");
  return 0;
}

Thanks for any help/suggestions you can give.

Swaine777