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how to properly use getline (cin, mystr)

closed account (2EyCpfjN)
I've tried using the tutorial for this (http://cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/basic_io/) but I can't get it to work.
I need (of course) a string with spaces in it as a variable, so the regular cin would not work. When I use this my program doesn't stop to let me type in a variable.

Here's the bit I'm focusing on
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void cTITLE (void)
{
	string mystr;
	cout << "Choose the title of your file";
	getline (cin, mystr);
	TITLEw = mystr;
}


I first tried using mystr as TITLEw but for consistency with the tutorial I used the mystr and then just made the TITLEw equal to mystr.

TITLEw is a global string variable.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.
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kaduuk (158)
A little compilable file (or a bit more of your code/ the full code) would help :)
I see nothing wrong with this code, so it could be some problem in your main or any other function..
Galik (2254)
If getline() doesn't wait for you to type in the input then there could be some input already waiting in the buffer from something you previously typed. Maybe just the return key.
kempofighter (1183)
search the forums using the words "getline" and/or "ignore". There are probably 50 threads on this subject.
closed account (2EyCpfjN)
here is the full file:

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// web_page_creator.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <cmath>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
/* PREFIXES */
// c = create (ex. cDOCTYPE = creat DOCTYPE)
/* SUFFIXES */
// o = open tag (ex. HTMLo = HTML open tag)
// c = close tag (ex. HTMLc = HTML close tag)
// w = word(s)/content (ex. TITLEw = TITLE word(s)/content)
string DOCTYPE = "<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD XHTML 1.1\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/xhtml11\/DTD\/xhtml11.dtd\">";
string HTMLo = "<html xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\" lang=\"en\">";
string HTMLc = "<\/html>";
string HEADo = "<head>";
string HEADc = "<\/head>";
string TITLEo = "<title>";
string TITLEc = "<\/title>";
string TITLEw = "";
string METAw = "";
string BODYo = "<body>";
string BODYc = "<\/body>";
void cDOCTYPE (void)
{
	int choice = 7;
	cout << "Choose the DOCTYPE of your file" << endl;
	cout << "1.\t HTML 4.01 Strict" << endl;
	cout << "2.\t HTML 4.01 Transitional" << endl;
	cout << "3.\t HTML 4.01 Frameset" << endl;
	cout << "4.\t XHTML 1.0 Strict" << endl;
	cout << "5.\t XHTML 1.0 Transitional" << endl;
	cout << "6.\t XHTML 1.0 Frameset" << endl;
	cout << "7.\t XHTML 1.1" << endl;
	cin >> choice;
	switch (choice)
	{
	case 1:
		{DOCTYPE = "<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.01\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/html4\/strict.dtd\">"; break;}
	case 2:
		{DOCTYPE = "<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/html4\/loose.dtd\">"; break;}
	case 3:
		{DOCTYPE = "<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.01 Frameset\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/html4\/frameset.dtd\">"; break;}
	case 4:
		{DOCTYPE = "<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/xhtml1\/DTD\/xhtml1-strict.dtd\">"; break;}
	case 5:
		{DOCTYPE = "<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/xhtml1\/DTD\/xhtml1-transitional.dtd\">"; break;}
	case 6:
		{DOCTYPE = "<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD XHTML 1.0 Frameset\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/xhtml1\/DTD\/xhtml1-frameset.dtd\">"; break;}
	case 7:
		{DOCTYPE = "<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD XHTML 1.1\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/xhtml11\/DTD\/xhtml11.dtd\">"; break;}
	default:
		{DOCTYPE = "<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD XHTML 1.1\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/xhtml11\/DTD\/xhtml11.dtd\">"; break;}
	}
}
void cTITLE (void)
{
	string mystr;
	cout << "Choose the title of your file";
	getline (cin, mystr);
	TITLEw = mystr;
}
void cMETA (void)
{
	cout << "Choose the meta of your file";
	cin >> METAw;
}
void cFile (void)
{
	ofstream myfile;
	myfile.open ("index.txt");
	myfile <<
		DOCTYPE << "\n" <<
		HTMLo << "\n" <<
		HEADo << "\n" <<
		TITLEo << "\n" << TITLEw << TITLEc << "\n" <<
		HEADc << "\n" <<
		BODYo << "\n" <<
		BODYc << "\n" <<
		HTMLc; /* Parts go here */
	myfile.close();
}
int main()
{
	cDOCTYPE();
	cTITLE();
	cFile();
	return 0;
}
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