C++ code error with getline(Cin,string)

Question

I’m learning to program in C++ and when I use the getline function(Cin,name) I can’t put text in there and the Avanca code for the next line. The program should ask for age and name and is supposed to have an output that indicates the age and name placed in the input. Can someone help me? Thank you

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    int age;
    cout << "Insere a tua idade: ";
    cin >> age;

    string nome;
    cout << "Insere o teu nome: ";
    getline(cin, nome);

    cout << "Ola " << nome << "! Segundo a tua resposta tens: " << age << " anos" << endl;

    return 0;
}

Answer 1

When you enter the cout << "Insere tua idade: " he’s going to pass the \n ( enter) to the cin >> age;

In turn it will be the first character read by getline(cin, nome); so this line is skipped. Do this to solve this problem:

cout << "Insere o teu nome: ";
while(getline(cin, nome))
   if(nome != ""){
          break;
    }

There are other possibilities of clearing the buffer using the Cin.ignore.

I recommend reading: How to handle the use of getline() in a for(;;)?