From:	"Nigz" <n DOT bachmannNO AT SPAMcardiff DOT govOK DOT uk!>
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Subject:	getline problem
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I am using rhide & have the following segment of code:

cin.getline(forename,20);
/* then to empty buffer */
  if(strlen(forename)==19)
  {
    cin.get(ch);
    while(ch != '\n')
      cin.get(ch);
  }

This I believe is correct - it compiles ok, but if I enter a forename of
greater length than 20 chars - it hangs or appears to go into an infinite
loop, however if I try to print the characters nothing shows on the screen,
it's as if it is printing infinite spaces i.e. it clears the screen.  If I
do the following

count=0;
cin.getline(forename,20);
/* then to empty buffer */
  if(strlen(forename)==19)
  {
    cin.get(ch);
    while(ch != '\n')
      cin.get(ch);
    count++;
    if(count == 50)break;
  }

There is obviously something still in the buffer even though I entered a
forename of 'say' 30 chars,

Am I being really stupid or is this a bug, many thanks....

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Regards
Nigz

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