Input coordinates

[Victor4015]

I have just started programming, and am writing a program to find the slope of a line, among other things. The code itself works fine, but it would be even better if I could put in numbers in the form (x,y). When I type cout<<"(";, then cin>>x;, I see ((my value for x. But when I go to the next line to put cout<<",";, the cursor goes to another line. Is there a way to prevent that?

[mrafcho001]

I believe cin.ignore() will fix that. Put it after the cin>> statement.

[Daved]

cin.ignore() will not fix that. It is because the user has to hit enter before you can process the entered value.

There are no standard solutions, so it depends on your OS and compiler. You can get the character typed immediately without waiting for <enter> (possibly with getch()) or you can use console programming to go back to the appropriate position in the console.

[Victor4015]

I have getch() on my compiler, but could you please tell me how to actually use it? I am an amateur, and I would really like an expert's help.

[Daved]

I am no expert in getch(), but I'm sure there are plenty of examples if you search. Basically, you have a char variable and you set it equal to the result of getch() when you want the user to enter data. You then have to convert that character to an int. As long as the user is only allowed one digit, it will work, but if the user can type multiple digit numbers than it might be a bit harder (how do you know when they are done typing the number?).

Your best solution is probably to give up on the idea of the user input going directly into your parentheses. It will be quite complicated unless you only allow a single digit.

You might look at adrianxw's console tutorial, there may be a way to erase the newline from when the user hits enter. If you were able to do that, you wouldn't have to use getch(), you could just let the user type the number and hit enter, then you would "erase" the newline and go back to the proper place to put the comma. That is something to look into.

[SlyMaelstrom]

Sure, whenever you want input, you set getch() = to the variable. This will wait for a character to be pressed and place it into the variable, then echo the variable onto the screen. Just remember that this is a character not an integer. You can use atoi or something to fix that though.

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <conio.h>

...

char keyPressX;
char keyPressY;

cout << "Please enter your coordinates." << endl;
keyPressX = getch();

cout << "(" << keyPressX << ",";
keyPressY = getch();
cout << keyPressY << ")" << endl;

keyPressX = atoi(&keyPressX);
keyPressY = atoi(&keyPressY);

...

[Enahs]

Yes, fairly easy. Just create a garbage char to handle the coma and string your inputs together on one line (that is, up to the , then tell the user to input everything on one line in the form "#,#".

#include <iostream>	

using namespace std;
		
int main()
                         
{
                          
  int x,y;
  char garbage;


  cout << "Enter X,Y cord seperated by coma followed by enter: ";

  cin >> x >> garbage >> y;

  cout << "X: " << x << " Y: " << y;

  cin.ignore();
  cin.get();

  
      return 0;


}

Or if you want the user to input the "(" and ")"

#include <iostream>	

using namespace std;
		
int main()
                         
{
                          
  int x,y;
  char garbage;


  cout << "Enter (X,Y) cord seperated by coma followed by enter: ";

  cin >> garbage >> x >> garbage >> y >> garbage;

  cout << "X: " << x << " Y: " << y;

  cin.ignore();
  cin.get();

  
      return 0;


}

*edit*
I think I misunderstood what you where asking...

[Victor4015]

Thank you very much for your answers, they were very helpful