Password

[jestrada101]

How can i read in a value with: cin to mask a password that is being typed in?

example:

username: johndoes
password: *****

or even just leaving the password blank?

Thanks!
JE

 

[chipperMDW]

cin itself provides no capability for this.

Look in your C Library's documentation to find out how to control your terminal.

If you use Linux and glibc, here's a link to what you need to use: