Question

When I write a program, and use the –

cout << "A:"; 
cin >> string_var; 
cout << "B"; 
cin >> string_var2; 

If there is a space in between the two inputs on the keyboard (for ex.
If the console displayed:

A:_ (waiting for input) and I typed a a, the first a would go to the string_var and the second would go to string_var2. How can I flush the input stream?

Answer 1

Instead of cin >> string_var, use cin.getline(string_var, 256, '\n'). Your current method of reading input only reads up till the first space. Using the getline method will read up to the \n character which is when the user hits enter.