cin.get

[Tech^salvager]

Hi guys well I'm having a hard time figuring out what cin.get is used for can anyone here give a summary of what it does.
Thanks Tech^

[fishybawb]

cin.get lets you accept x characters of input from the keyboard, stopping when it reaches the delimiter:


cin.get(string, 10, '\n');


That would read in 10 characters to the string variable "string", storing the data once the enter key has been pressed. If you tried entering a sentence (with spaces) and grabbing the input with just a cin, you'd only end up with the first word.

[nothing]

It can also be used to keep the console window opened after the program finishes executing. :D

At times, if it doesn't work, just put a cin.sync() right before it. (Mr. fishy thought me this one ;) )

[cwin]

i just #include <conio.h> and do getch(); at the end if i want to hold the program open after its done

[nothing]

Originally posted by cwin
i just #include <conio.h> and do getch(); at the end if i want to hold the program open after its done

That way you'd be mixing C with C++.

[cwin]

Originally posted by nothing
That way you'd be mixing C with C++. yes, but normally i make my own wrapper classes for conio.h :D

[Tech^salvager]

no mixing C with C++
Thanks guys finally I have a better understanding on that.