how to get user input in c++

[deathscith]

how do i go about getting a user input in c++, i am only familiar with turing, which in this case of turing the statement would be get <variable>, how do i go about doing this in c++

[md]

you want to look into the iosteam library, specidically std::cin and std::cout

However, I must re-iterate what everyone said in the other thread, waiting for input at the end of execution is horrible practice. Just run your program from the command line like it was meant to be run. You'll develop much better programming practices and be better for it.

[deathscith]

yea, but i want to actually be able to see my program when its open, is it possible to add a delay before it shuts itself down? like in turing the

code:

delay (1000)

[Ktomislav]

1. You don't need to use std::cin. You can use

code:

using namespace std;

After including a library(s). And then you can just use

code:

cin >>variable; cout <<variable;

2. For stopping program from closing you can use

code:

cin >>variable;

or System.Pause (not recommended).

[wtd]

That is the same thing. Concepts vs. syntax: you must understand the difference.

[md]

deathscith @ 2008-10-18, 12:58 am wrote:

yea, but i want to actually be able to see my program when its open, is it possible to add a delay before it shuts itself down? like in turing the

code:

delay (1000)

if you run your program from the command line then the window will not close when it's finished running. That is how command line programs are meant to be run.

[deathscith]

when you say command line, do you mean cmd? (i do my programming on a windows xp computer)

[wtd]

Yes.