Thread: Console Disapear!

Hey, im new to the C++ Language, and i got a book for X-mass (Accelerated C++) where it shows one of the easyest codes, but there is something strange with my console, it disapears after i type in my first name! what to do

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main()
{
	// Ask for a persons name
	std::cout << "Please enter your first name: ";
	
	// Read the name
	std::string name;    // define name
	std::cin >> name;    // read into name
	

	// Write a greetings
	std::cout << " Greetings,  " << name << "! have a whonder full time with accelerated c++" << std::endl;
	
	return 0;
	
}

i tryied with cin.get() too but then the first letter in my name whont show

Code:

 
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main()
{
	// Ask for a persons name
	std::cout << "Please enter your first name: ";
	std::cin.get();
	// Read the name
	std::string name;    // define name
	std::cin >> name;    // read into name
	std::cin.get();

	// Write a greetings
	std::cout << " Greetings,  " << name << "! have a whonder full time with accelerated c++" << std::endl;
	std::cin.get();
	return 0;
	
}

any help would be apritiated

You can try using a std::cin.ignore() before the std::cin.get(). Alternatively, you can ditch both those extra statements and just run your program from the command line.

start / run / type cmd
drag your program in to the black window bobs your uncle

std::system("PAUSE") is nice non-portable code for Windows.

Originally Posted by beene

just so's you know, you can use the

Code:

using namespace std;

which makes it alot easier to program in my opinion....

Code:

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

int main()
{
	// Ask for a persons name
	cout << "Please enter your first name: ";
	cin.get();
	// Read the name
	string name;    // define name
	cin >> name;    // read into name
	cin.get();

	// Write a greetings
	cout << " Greetings,  " << name << "! have a whonder full time with accelerated c++" << endl;
	cin.get();
	return 0;
	
}

hope this helps

I strongly advise not to do so. It's against the whole purpose of namespaces.. The purpose of having things in namespaces is to avoid name collision (i.e. a function named max() and a variable named max). Including the whole std namespace brings name collisions quite often. Using the std:: prefix is a nice way to access the contents of the namespace std. If you absolutely can't bear typing those extra 5 characters, you can use 'using std::something' which includes only parts of the namespace in the global namespace but this is still not as good as typing std:: everytime. It's not easier at all, it's just faster not to type it... until you step into a bug caused by name collision.