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357mag · Apr 18th, 2007, 4:29 AM

I just installed Visual Studio 2005, and tried a simple program using C++. A console program. After my code was entered, I ran the program and it worked but the console window closed really fast. So I looked in one of my C++ books and the author said try writing cin.get() just before the return 0 statement. I tried that but it didn't work. A few sentences later he said in some environments you may have to enter cin.get() twice. I tried that and it worked.

Anyone know why that is? And are there any alternatives to entering cin.get() that would keep the console window open?

Apr 18th, 2007, 4:29 AM	#1
357mag Hobbyist Programmer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 148 Rep Power: 4	Why do I have to enter two cin.get()? I just installed Visual Studio 2005, and tried a simple program using C++. A console program. After my code was entered, I ran the program and it worked but the console window closed really fast. So I looked in one of my C++ books and the author said try writing cin.get() just before the return 0 statement. I tried that but it didn't work. A few sentences later he said in some environments you may have to enter cin.get() twice. I tried that and it worked. Anyone know why that is? And are there any alternatives to entering cin.get() that would keep the console window open?