How to view the output

[zinga]

Hi,
I am a newbie to programming, I am trying out c++ programs but I wanted to
know how to make the output of the program stay and wait for my command to
terminate.

thanks
Zinga

 

[Mike Wahler]

Hi,
I am a newbie to programming, I am trying out c++ programs but I wanted to
know how to make the output of the program stay and wait for my command to
terminate.

Either run your program from outside your IDE,
or right before main() returns, put a statement
requesting input:

#include <iostream>

int main()
{
std::cout << "Hello\n";
std::cout << "Press ENTER to continue...";
std::cin.get();
return 0;
}

-Mike

 

[Mike Hewson]

Hi,
I am a newbie to programming, I am trying out c++ programs but I wanted to
know how to make the output of the program stay and wait for my command to
terminate.

thanks
Zinga

Unless your IDE doesn't do this ( it might but you may not have found
that yet ), then something like this:

#include <iostream> // To know about 'cin' and 'cout'.
..
..
...
// Your code of interest.
..
..
// Put this stuff below at the end of your 'main' function.
char somevar; // Exists just to recieve input.
cout << "Press a key when ready"; // To let you know it's waiting.
cin >> somevar; // The pause will come while 'cin' waits.
...
// The end of your program, ie. 'main'.

Similiarly useful if you want a pause at other times too...

 

[Mike Hewson]

Unless your IDE doesn't do this ( it might but you may not have
found that yet ), then something like this:

#include <iostream> // To know about 'cin' and 'cout'.
..
..
...
// Your code of interest.
..
..
// Put this stuff below at the end of your 'main' function.
char somevar; // Exists just to recieve input.
cout << "Press a key when ready"; // To let you know it's waiting.
cin >> somevar; // The pause will come while 'cin' waits.
...
// The end of your program, ie. 'main'.

Similiarly useful if you want a pause at other times too...

Uh, yeah I know .... std::cin and std:cout or using's.....
( blush )

 

[Mike Wahler]

Uh, yeah I know .... std::cin and std:cout or using's.....
( blush )

I'm writing a new script for Monty Python. One scene begins:

"What.... is your namespace?"

-Mike

 

[Mike Hewson]

I'm writing a new script for Monty Python. One scene begins:

"What.... is your namespace?"

Those guys even have their very own adjective - "Pythonesque"

( Gee I wish I had one of those )