Thread: Using cin to read a name into 1 string

The enter key on windows generates "\r\n", on unix "\n" and on mac "\r". Have fun!

I was just having a problem using getline myself and I found this thread in the search. Just wanted to note that

Code:

char name[15];
cin.getline ( name, '\n' );

Does not work. I think cin.getline() expects a name and a length. Not a name and a delimiter. At least in VC7 it throws an error.

I have been trying

Code:

getline(cin, string, '\n');

which compiles fine but when the program is run the user is never prompted to enter anything. =/

~Joshua Norton

Bah nevermind. Of course I find the answer as soon as I post the problem.

Code:

cin.ignore()

seemed to correct it.

~Joshua Norton

Well. Corrected it in dev C++ anyways. VC7 still skips right through the getline call. =/