I'm reading C++ Primer 4th ed. and consider the book so far to be brilliant. That is why I'm utterly shocked that its having me use a cin as a while condition without explaining the fact that once you exit the loop by entering a different type, all subsequent uses of cin fail to work as intended. I assume that while (std::cin >> num1) is proper and commonly used as a method to loop input especially in the case of reading from a file. My questions are: 1) how do I correct the state of cin after using this line. 2) The book uses this line frequently and as early as chapter 1. Assuming this cin behavior wasn't overlooked, I ask: does anyone know if the book explains this in a later chapter or can anyone explain why this information was left out? edit: ignore the improper subject code :|

Define "hasn't worked" ;-)