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    Question strings

    Why does the 'getline(cin, ownerName);' and the 'cin >> ownerName;' cause the user to be kicked out of the program. It continues to print the 'cout' statements but allows no more input.

    #include <iostream>
    #include <string>
    using namespace std;

    class SavingsAccount
    {
    int accountType;
    string ownerName;
    long ssn;
    double accountClosurePenaltyPercent, accountBalance;
    public:
    void getValues();
    void printValues();
    inline double calcAcctPen() {return(accountBalance * accountClosurePenaltyPercent);}
    };

    int main()
    {
    SavingsAccount *Account1 = new SavingsAccount;
    Account1->getValues();
    cout << "The amount of the closure penalty is " << Account1->calcAcctPen() << endl;
    Account1->printValues();

    return 0;
    }

    void SavingsAccount::getValues()
    {
    cout << "Enter your account type ( 1 for checking, 2 for savings, 3 for IRA ): ";
    cin >> accountType;
    cout << "\nEnter your name ";
    getline(cin, ownerName); // cin >> ownerName;
    cout << "\nEnter your ss number ";
    cin >> ssn;
    cout << "\nEnter your account balance ";
    cin >> accountBalance;
    cout << "\nEnter the account Closure Penalty Percent ";
    cin >> accountClosurePenaltyPercent;
    cout << endl;

    return;
    }

    void SavingsAccount::printValues()
    {
    cout << "Account type: " << accountType << endl;
    cout << "Name on account: " << ownerName << endl;
    cout << "Social Security Number: " << ssn << endl;
    cout << "Account closure penalty percent: " << accountClosurePenaltyPercent << endl;
    cout << "Account balance: " << accountBalance << endl;

    return;
    }
    Last edited by rc7j; 11-14-2001 at 04:14 PM.
    rc7j

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    the getline function and regular cin >> do not cooperate well. one of them leaves extra newline chars in the buffer and the other does not.

    You can read the docs on both of these to find a solution or try a quick fix of calling cin.ignore() after all cin >> statements and that might fix it.

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