std::cin.ignore (std::numeric_l imits<std::stre amsize>::max(), '\n');

[puzzlecracker]

std::cin.ignore (std::numeric_l imits<std::stre amsize>::max(), '\n');
I have seen it in faq - what does it do, exactly?

[Jonathan Mcdougall]

puzzlecracker wrote:

std::cin.ignore (std::numeric_l imits<std::stre amsize>::max(), '\n');
I have seen it in faq - what does it do, exactly?

What's the use of having all these books if you don't use them? I'll
give you an hint: The C++ Standard Library by Josuttis, page 609.
Jonathan

[puzzlecracker]

Jonathan Mcdougall wrote:

puzzlecracker wrote:

std::cin.ignore (std::numeric_l imits<std::stre amsize>::max(), '\n');
I have seen it in faq - what does it do, exactly?

What's the use of having all these books if you don't use them? I'll
give you an hint: The C++ Standard Library by Josuttis, page 609.
Jonathan

good point, I already founded in api

[Mike Wahler]

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std::cin.ignore (std::numeric_l imits<std::stre amsize>::max(), '\n');
I have seen it in faq - what does it do, exactly?

Extract and discard from the stream all characters
up to and including '\n' or until end-of-stream,
whichever comes first.

-Mike