[matrixaffiliate]

I'm trying to write a simple C program for practice that asks for a char and based on what char you enter the program will either ask the question again or exit. This is my code:

#include <iostream.h>
#include<stdlib.h>

char ch;
int repeat;

int main() 
{
	repeat=1;

	while(repeat==1){
			
		printf("To continue enter 1.  To quit enter 0. ");
		ch = getchar();
			
		if (ch=='1')
			repeat=1;
		else
			repeat=0;
		}
	return 0;
}

The code compiles fine. However when I run it, the program accepts the char the first time, but when it repeats the while loop it won't accept a char in command prompt and exits the while loop and program. The code looks legit, but I'm not sure because I've only been using C for about 5 weeks now.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you!
Matrixaffiliate

[Notorion]

Try this.

	while(repeat==1){
		   
		printf("To continue enter 1.  To quit enter 0. ");
		ch = getchar();
		cin.ignore(100, '\n');
   
		if (ch=='1')
			repeat=1;
		else
			repeat=0;
		}

[matrixaffiliate]

Isn't cin a C++ command only? I tried it and it wouldn't compile.

These were the errors:

error C2065: 'cin' : undeclared identifier
error C2224: left of '.ignore' must have struct/union type

This post has been edited by matrixaffiliate: 22 May 2009 - 11:40 AM

[BlakeJustBlake]

ignore is a c++ function. To flush the buffer in C, use while((ch=getchar())!='\n' && ch !=EOF);

[IngeniousHax]

I suppose that is why C++ is easier, you don't have to type out all that madness....IDK, C is a great thing to learn though, i'm gonna learn it one day when I have time.

This post has been edited by IngeniousHax: 22 May 2009 - 12:05 PM

[matrixaffiliate]

Thanks a million Blake! It works like a charm now!

And IngeniousHax I strongly suggest that you learn C. I started out with Java at school and though it was a good language to start with, it didn't really teach me what programming was. C++ started to introduce me to what I was really doing when I programmed, but C has taught me why and how I did things in Java and C++ that were found in libraries and such. It's really made me appreciate programming more and to put more thought into my programs. C makes you a better programmer. Taking the time to learn it is totally worth it!

Thanks again to everyone who posted!
Matrixaffiliate

[IngeniousHax]

Yeah I definitely plan to learn C, it's not something im just gonna brush off to the side, it's just currently I don't have the time to do so, studying for finals and all that jazz, and next semester im gonna be carrying something around 20 units so I don't think I will have the time to study up on some C while taking intermediate C++.