Complete n00b Needs Help with cout...

[HardHackz]

Hey, I'm trying to learn C++, the problem is, when I do cout << "Hello
World!"; it always opens dos and closes it to quickly to see...i know
im a total n00b, but any help?

 

[Victor Bazarov]

Hey, I'm trying to learn C++, the problem is, when I do cout << "Hello
World!"; it always opens dos and closes it to quickly to see...i know
im a total n00b, but any help?

Add some input at the end of your program to hold it. I've seen

system("pause");

proposed, but it may not work on your system. Try

std::cout << "press enter";
std::string a;
std::cin >> a;

V

 

[shadowman615]

Hey, I'm trying to learn C++, the problem is, when I do cout << "Hello
World!"; it always opens dos and closes it to quickly to see...i know
im a total n00b, but any help?

Sounds like you might be using Visual C++. You can also compile and
build your program from within Visual C++, then manually open a
command (console) window and run the resultant executable from there.

 

[HardHackz]

Sounds like you might be using Visual C++. You can also compile and
build your program from within Visual C++, then manually open a
command (console) window and run the resultant executable from there.

No, I'm not using Visual C++ but thanks for the help and thanks for
the help Victor.

 

[Marcus Kwok]

Add some input at the end of your program to hold it. I've seen

system("pause");

proposed, but it may not work on your system. Try

std::cout << "press enter";
std::string a;
std::cin >> a;

Another option that doesn't require a temporary string, but at the
expense of more typing, is:

std::cout << "press enter";
std::cin.ignore(std::numeric_limits<std::streamsize>::max(), '\n');

 

[Default User]

Try

std::cout << "press enter";

You'll never get me to respond to that, not after that John Varley
story.




Brian

 

[Victor Bazarov]

You'll never get me to respond to that, not after that John Varley
story.

Let's hope not many have read it (I didn't for instance).

V

 

[Default User]

Let's hope not many have read it (I didn't for instance).

Ah. It's a classic SF/mystery/networked AI amok story.




Brian

 

[Old Wolf]

Add some input at the end of your program to hold it. I've seen

system("pause");

proposed, but it may not work on your system. Try

std::cout << "press enter";
std::string a;
std::cin >> a;

Simpler is:
std::cin.get();