How to just dump the remaining input stream?

[Sen7inel]

-lo,

I'm trying to learn C++..

What if I have

cin.getline(buf, 50);

and the user spams 50+n letters before hitting newline? The first 50 go to buf, and the others just stay in the stream? If this is the case, how can I just clear the stream once and for all, ready for next getline?

I tried some things with cin.ignore, but didn't get it to work.

 

[Federal102]

Just use std::string and forget about the buffer..

std::string input;
cout << &quot;Enter a string: &quot;;
getline(cin, input);

 

[Leibnitz]

you might also try to use the fucntion "flush" to flush the buffer before calling your next "getline".