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I'm writing a C++ console Tic Tac Toe game where the players enter coordinates to place the X's and the O's. It should look like that:
Where x and y are input. But by pressing enter it skips a line so the output is messed up.Code:Enter coordinates: (x, y)
Is there a way to use cin so that it doesn't skip the line when pressing enter?
Here's the code snippet:
Code:cout << endl;
cout << "Enter coordinates: (";
cin >> x;
cout << ", ";
cin >> y;
cout << ")" << endl;
cin doens't skip over commas, so you'll either have to enter the coordinates separated by spaces, or use cin.getline to enter the coordinates, but since getline only accepts strings, you'll need to convert the string to an int.
There are non-standard functions that will do what you want. You could also allow the users to type the comma themselves and just read it into a dummy char variable, although that would make error checking even harder. You could also use non-standard console functions to move the cursor back to where it was after they hit enter. It just depends on how standard you want your code to be versus how much you want the UI to match your vision.
Ok, I misread your post. It depends on what system and compiler you're using. Windows probably has some console functions to do this. Adrianx has some console tutorials, but I'm not sure what is the link. Also if you have it, the function getch will do what you want. See if you have the <conio.h> header.
Since reading console input isn't the centerpiece of your game, you could settle for something like:
Code:int x, y;
cout << "Enter x coordinate: ";
cin >> x;
cout << "Enter y coordinate: ";
cin >> y;
Alright thanks, I decided to keep it simple. I don't want to bother converting strings to ints for now.
I have another question related to cin though. Why isn't this code...
...working in Visual C++? It worked fine in Dev-C++. Here's the error I get:Code:string myString;
cin >> myString;
Code:Error 1 error C2679: binary '>>' : no operator found which takes a right-hand operand of type 'std::string' (or there is no acceptable conversion) c:\documents and settings\dominic\desktop\tictactoe\main.cpp 123
>binary '>>' : no operator found which takes a right-hand operand of type 'std::string'
Did you include <string> and <iostream>?
Code:#include <iostream>
#include <string>
Ah, I was using <string.h>, but using <string> instead fixed it.
Thanks for the help.
>I was using #include <string.h>, but <string> fixed it.
string.h contains functions for manipulating C style strings (char arrays). Stuff like strcpy, strcat, strlen.
The equivalent header in C++ is <cstring>. (All the headers in C are included in C++, but their names are changed; the .h is dropped and a leading c is appended.) <string> is a completely different header file, for the C++ string class.Quote:
>I was using #include <string.h>, but <string> fixed it.
string.h contains functions for manipulating C style strings (char arrays). Stuff like strcpy, strcat, strlen.
You could use two cin statements, and then the user just has to put whitespace between the coordinates, a space or a newline or whatever.
Code:cout << "Enter the coordinates: ";
cin >> x >> y;
>(All the headers in C are included in C++, but their names are changed; the .h is dropped and a leading c is appended.)
Actually string.h is still available to use in C++. But it's recommended to use <cstring>.
Not as part of the standard. Most compilers have it, of course, since C programs use it; but it's not part of the C++ standard.Quote:
Actually string.h is still available to use in C++.
Hm? I found it in my copy.Quote:
Originally Posted by dwks
>Not as part of the standard. Most compilers have it, of course, since C programs use it; but it's not part of the C++ standard.
It's deprecated, but still present.
... like many other C libraries, no?
Aren't they needed anyways for embed C?
Well, what do I know. :)