cin.get() ?

[mouse163]

why is it that you cannot have 2 consecutive cin.get() for a char
in a row such as this:
(it skips the second prompt and just prints first name)

#include<iostream>
#include<iomanip>
#include<string>
 
using namespace std;
 
int main()
{

char nameF[40];
char nameL[40];

cout << "enter first name"<<endl;
cin.get(nameF,40);

cout << "enter first name"<<endl;
cin.get(nameL,40);

cout << nameF<< " " << nameL << endl;

return 0;

}

[MipZhaP]

Try putting an cin.ignore() after the first cin.get()..
And btw. you wrote "enter first name" twice

Edit:
It might be the termination character from the first cin, that's ruins it for you.
Try reading this one:
http://www.cprogramming.com/tips/sho...ount=30&page=0

[mouse163]

thanks very much!

[MipZhaP]

You're welcome.

[elad]

get() does not extract the delimiting char from the input stream (neither does >>). However, getline() does extract the delimiting char from the input stream.