cpp/CPPlusV6/Chapter 17/get_fun.cpp

// get_fun.cpp -- using get() and getline()
#include <iostream>
const int Limit = 255;

int main()
{
    using std::cout;
    using std::cin;
    using std::endl;

    char input[Limit];

    cout << "Enter a string for getline() processing:\n";
    cin.getline(input, Limit, '#');
    cout << "Here is your input:\n";
    cout << input << "\nDone with phase 1\n";

    char ch;
    cin.get(ch);
    cout << "The next input character is " << ch << endl;

    if (ch != '\n')
        cin.ignore(Limit, '\n');    // discard rest of line

    cout << "Enter a string for get() processing:\n";
    cin.get(input, Limit, '#');
    cout << "Here is your input:\n";
    cout << input << "\nDone with phase 2\n";

    cin.get(ch);
    cout << "The next input character is " << ch << endl;
/* keeping output window open */
/*
    cin.clear();
    while (cin.get() != '\n')
        continue;
    cin.get();
*/
    return 0; 
}