Keeping the console open.

Ok.. i use dev c++ and when i make a console app that requires a varible to type in, it doesnt stay open. I was trying one day to do one of the example programs off this site that required a varible which was your age, when i used a command the page said for dev to keep the window opn, it closed the window when enter was pressed


What command do i use to keep the window open and close it if pushed.. like if i wanted a to close it while some part of code keeps it open until "a" is pressed

It's easy to do so that hitting a then enter will close it.
To do that here is the code:

Code:

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#include <iostream.h>

int main()
{
 char input;
 cin>>input;
 while(input!='a')
 {
  cin>>input;
 }
 return 0;
}

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Define a character variable.
Get a value from the user.
If it was a, skip the loop and end.
Otherwise, keep getting a character until it is a.

Hope that's of use.

Ok if i get what your saying the console is closing before you want it to. There are several ways to fix this. Heres what i use.

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h>  // for getch
using namespace std;


int main ()

{
    int age;
   
    cout << "Enter your age";
    cin >> age;

    getch();  // ALLOWS console to close when use presses any key
    return 0;
}

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Always put getch() before return 0. There are others like cin.get and system.pause but i found this to work better. Hoped i helped :)

thanks but how then would i make it if u entered an number or text to have it so it doesnt close when that varible is typed

I don't quite understand what you mean?
Do you mean you want it to close if you type a but not if you type man or aardvark or something like that?
For that you can use strings.

#include <string>
Then define a string instead of a char and check against "a" instead of 'a'

well if you mean at the end of the program like my example before use that , getch(). Maybe try system("pause") in the area you want the program to stop. Did you try the examples we gave you. If that still doesnt help maybe show us and example of what you mean. Forgot to mention if you use system("pause") use the #include <stdlib.h> header file.