Problem while using getline command in C++

Asked Sep 15 '20 at 12:51

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I have used getline command in the simplest possible way but when I am running my program, it is not allowing me to enter the input and is directly showing the next output statement.

The code snippet is as follows :

void Account::change_name () {
    std::cout << "Enter the new name : ";
    std::string changed_name {};
    std::getline (std::cin,changed_name);
    name = changed_name;
    std::cout << "The name of the A/c has been changed to : " << name << std::endl;
};

asked Sep 15 '20 at 12:51

Sahil Gupta

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Does this answer your question? [Why does std::getline() skip input after a formatted extraction?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21567291/why-does-stdgetline-skip-input-after-a-formatted-extraction) – kesarling Sep 15 '20 at 12:52
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Let me guess: You have some other input operations before you call `change_name`, one which uses the "input operator" `>>`? – Some programmer dude Sep 15 '20 at 12:52
Do you have `std::cin >>` somewhere before this getline? – Yksisarvinen Sep 15 '20 at 12:52
long answer short, `std::getline (std::cin.ignore(),changed_name);` – kesarling Sep 15 '20 at 12:53

Problem while using getline command in C++

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