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Press any key to continue

misterags · 2002-01-13T11:08:04

Hey ya''ll. I know there''s a lot of ppl w/ skill here, so could someone plz tell me how to write some "press any key to continue" code so i don''t have to say "press any key and enter to continue". This is in plain ol'' win32 console with msvc++. and try to keep it as simple as possible... thanks guys. -Misterags™

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Started by misterags January 09, 2002 05:32 PM

15 comments, last by misterags 22 years, 3 months ago

EvilCrap

134

January 10, 2002 08:40 PM

cout.flush() only needs to be used if you use iostream.h
if you use iostream, and namespace std, you dont need to flush.

  #include <iostream>using namespace std;void main(){	for(int i =0; i< 100; i++)		cout << i + ''a'';	cout << "\npress any key";	getch();}//main

if you dont want to use std, then prior to output, you can specify an ios flag, unitbuf, to flush frequently.

   cout.flags(ios::unitbuf);

Anonymous

January 10, 2002 09:58 PM

Well "I" personally do not like to use Namespace Std because it bloats my program size too much.
Why is that BTW?

hlusnagen

100

January 10, 2002 10:14 PM

its basicaly a shitload of code to make your life easyer

GoofProg

127

January 10, 2002 10:15 PM

I think it has to do with using STL.. I''m not sure

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Dredge-Master

175

January 10, 2002 10:48 PM

as the guy above said, you should use kbhit or bios calls.

It stops really stupid key presses from being entered, such as escape codes. It makes a stable app - idiot proof.

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Oluseyi

2,123

January 13, 2002 03:28 AM

quote:Original post by EvilCrap
cout.flush() only needs to be used if you use iostream.h
if you use iostream, and namespace std, you dont need to flush.

Sorry, no cigar.

quote:Anonymous Poster
Well "I" personally do not like to use Namespace Std because it bloats my program size too much.
Why is that BTW?

Beccause you''re not supposed to import the entire namespace. The objective of namespaces is to enable you resolve clashes as well as minimize entities brought into your translation unit. Doing

using namespace std;

defeats the purpose and is just plain bad programming practice.

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