getline function skipping

[frankctd]

I'm trying to use the getline function to get a string with spaces but it only gets a newline and skips the prompt.

Here is the code:

while ( 1 )
{
    cout << "\nEnter a command: ";
    cin >> command;
...
    // add a game
    else if ( command == "add" )
    {
        string newgame;
        cout << "Enter the game to add: ";
        getline( cin, newgame );
        games.push_back( newgame );
    }
}

So what happens is I get the prompt "Enter a command: ", I enter "add", It outputs "Enter the game to add: \nEnter a command: ".

Can anybody help me get this to behave the way I want it to?
Thank you for your help in advance.

[webJose]

I almost never code console apps, but if I remember correctly, you experience this because your line #4 over there is leaving the new line char in the buffer. To correct, use getline() as well to retrieve the command.

[frankctd]

Cool! It worked.

Thanks webJose for the prompt response.