User Input Validation

[rastaman64]

Hello all,

I am writing a basic program for class that requires me to validate the input for the user. In the code segment below I need to be sure that he user enters an integer. The code should only loop if the user enters something other than an integer. A "do-while" loop was my idea but I am not sure what to put for the while statement. I am not even sure if a "do-while" statement is the best idea.

do{
  int dice = 0;
  cout << "Please enter the amount of dice: ";
  cin >> dice;
} while (???);

I am only a beginner looking for some expert advice. Thanks ahead!

[Vins3Xtreme]

you can use 'cin.get()' to retrieve the first character in the stream after the 'cin>>dice. Also declare 'dice' outside the do...while so you can use this variable also in other part of code

int dice;
do{
  cout << "Please enter the amount of dice: ";
  cin >> dice;
  cin.clear();  //
} while (cin.get() != (int)'\n' );  // the condition