getline(cin, string) Question

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Peter van der Goes

Had this question from a student and confirmed the behavior in VC++ .NET
2003:
cout << "Please enter your name: ";
getline(cin,myName);
cin.ignore(100,'\n');

The only problem with this is I have to press "enter"
twice before the input is accepted. Is there a way to
eliminate the need for twice pressing "enter"?
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I realize this has been around quite a while (research indicates since
VC5?), but is there a practical workaround that can be placed in the code?
If not, what are the alternatives?
Thanks!

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Peter van der Goes said:
Had this question from a student and confirmed the behavior in VC++ .NET
2003:


I realize this has been around quite a while (research indicates since
VC5?), but is there a practical workaround that can be placed in the code?
If not, what are the alternatives?
Click to expand...

What's that 'ignore()' call for? Remove it
and you won't need to hit enter twice.
Thanks!
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Schobi

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