How do I flush the cin buffer?

Question

How do I clear the cin buffer in C++?

Answer 1

I have found two solutions to this.

The first, and simplest, is to use std::getline() for example:

std::getline(std::cin, yourString);

... that will discard the input stream when it gets to a new-line. Read more about this function here.

Another option that directly discards the stream is this...

#include 
// Possibly some other code here
cin.clear();
cin.ignore(numeric_limits::max(), '\n');

Good luck!