Pushing enter exits the Program...

Hello I am a newbie & I know you people have better things to do then help me but I would really like it if someone can help me with this problem.

I read a program that looks that the one bellow. It works but when I add my age & press enter the program exits. Is there a code that I can add so that the program only exits when I type "exit" or any key word that I choose?

Code:

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#include <iostream.h>                       
int main()                                //Most important part of the program!
{
  int age;                                //Need a variable...
  cout<<"Please input your age: ";        //Asks for age
  cin>>age;                                //The input is put in age
  if(age<100)                                //If the age is less than 100
  {
    cout<<"You are pretty young!";    //Just to show it works
  }
  else if(age==100)                //I use else just to show an example
  {
    cout<<"You are old";                //Just to show you it works...
  }
  else
  {
    cout<<"You are really old";        //Executed if no other statement is executed
  }
  return 0;
}

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You can download the code at the Attach file:

Read the faq.
There should be something there that shows you how to pause your program before it finishes.

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I read a program that looks that the one bellow. It works but when I add my age & press enter the program exits. Is there a code that I can add so that the program only exits when I type "exit" or any key word that I choose?

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Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    string str;
    cin >> str;
    while(str != "exit")
    {
        // Your code, making sure to ask the user for another value of str.
    }
    return 0;
}

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If you just want to pause it so you can see the output:

#include <cstdlib>
using namespace std;

... and ...

system("pause");

... which is in the faq by the way.

I know how to pause the Program using the "cin.get();" command but that is not my problem...
The Problem is when I try to input my age in the program when I press enter the program exits...:(

Try using 2 cin.get() statements. If it works, then it means that there was something left in the input buffer, probably from the enter key. Now search the board for how to flush the input buffer.

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The Problem is when I try to input my age in the program when I press enter the program exits...

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It just appears that way. It prints out the result very fast before it exits. Just add the system("pause") before return 0 and see it for yourself.

Code:

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#include <iostream>

using namespace std ;

int main()                                //Most important part of the program!
{
  int age;                                //Need a variable...
 
  cout<<"Please input your age: ";        //Asks for age
 
  cin >> age;                                //The input is put in age
 
  if(age<100)                                //If the age is less than 100
  {
    cout<<"You are pretty young!";    //Just to show it works
  }
  else if(age==100)                //I use else just to show an example
  {
    cout<<"You are old";                //Just to show you it works...
  }
  else
  {
    cout<<"You are really old";        //Executed if no other statement is executed
  }
  system("pause") ;
  return 0;
}

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Thank you so much!
All of you for Helping me with this
I realy thank you all...

Thanks once again... :D