C++ Tutorials - Absolute n00b spoonfeed

Okay, so after a little bit of research, i found a nice way to have a function you could call, and pressing ANY button would make it continue

(without having to press enter afterwords)

Also, the headers i included are required, i believe, for it to work. Of course, all other headers are still need too, like #include <iostream>.

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#include <conio.h>
#include <stdio.h>

void wait ()
{
cout << "\nPress any key to continue\n";

while(!kbhit()) ;  //means while no buttons are pressed
return;
}

So add this function in anywhere, then when ever you want, just call
wait ();
then it will temporarily pause until a button is pressed. Hope this helped someone.

Um, is that C? Lawl correct me if I am mistaken but I used to do C and I know one of those headers is C!

About the "kbhit()" function;

"This function is not defined as part of the ANSI C/C++ standard. It is generally used by Borland's family of compilers."

- from some website about c++

I found an even easier way to do this. two lines, it even displays the "Press any key to continue . . . " text automatically.

in your declarations, put:

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#include <windows.h>

then, whenever you want the user to press any key to continue, insert this:

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system("pause")

tada =) a bit less technical. easier for n00bs like me =)

kbhit()
Does it works an visual c++ express????
It is exactly what i need to make my program shorter...

ugh old posts ... don't use kbhit, it's not c++ and take a close look at your cpu usage, using a loop like that to pause or wait for key event is euh silly

doesnt
#include <conio.h>
and using
getch();
do the same thing?

NEVER EVER USE system("PAUSE") !!!

It calls the system and use more resources than it should. Also it is not portable!!!

On top of that, my firewall always asks if I give it permission to use system calls.

Same goes with system("CLS") and system("title ENTER TITLE")

It is also a habit you don't want to get into, bad coding!

The best thing instead of system("PAUSE") is cin.get();
Note! use cin.ignore(); after inputting data. I.E:

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
     int x;
     cin >> x;
     cin.ignore();
     
     cin.get(); //Best thing!
     return 0;


As ryancfcsas said above, I'd implement it like

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std::cin.clear();
std::cin.sync();
std::cin.get();