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getline() and cin.ignore() in C++

S.Y answered on June 24, 2022 Popularity 6/10 Helpfulness 10/10

answer getline() and cin.ignore() in C++

getline() and cin.ignore() in C++

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#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main(){
	string text;
	int num;
	//cin
	//cout <<"Text: ";
    //cin >> text;           //will not consider any thing written after the space
    //cout <<"Text using cin: " << text << endl;
    
    //getline
    cout <<"Text: ";
    getline(cin, text);     // will terminate only when a new line is inserted
    cout <<"Text using getline: " << text << endl;
    
    //cin.ignore
    cout << "Number: ";
    cin >> num;
    cout <<"Text: ";
    cin.ignore();               //ignore what is saved inside the cin (new line)
    getline(cin, text);     
    cout <<"Text using cin.ignore: " << text << endl;
}

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