C++ While iterator skipping Cin.getline reading

Question

I am starting in C++, during some tests I noticed that after the second iteration of while the Cin.getline command was not read displaying the line after it. I don’t understand what happens. Follow the code:

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <cctype>

using namespace std;

int main(void) {
    char matter[20] = " ";
    string category(" ");
    ofstream write;
    bool control = true;
    char op = ' ';

    while (control) {
        cout << "Enter matter: ";
        cin.getline(matter, 20);//--------
        write.open("database.txt" , ofstream::app);
        write << "->" << matter << "\n";
        write.close();
        cout << "Prosseguir?[Y/N]:  ";
        cin >> op;
        op = toupper(op);
        if (op == 'N') {
          return 0;
        }
    }
}

If anyone knows what it is...

Answer 1

The solution is very simple, just put cin.ignore(); before the if.

see function

Read the article: C++: Using Cin.ignore()

I’ve even had this same problem in the past I can use "Cin" and "getline" in the same code? See some of the topic discussion to understand even more!