getline

From: slurper (slurper1234_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 04/14/04

Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 15:38:24 +0200

what's wrong with this program:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
  string string1, string2;

  cout << "Type a word: ";
  cin >> string1;
  cout << "You typed: " << string1 << endl;

  cout << "now type a line: ";
  getline( cin, string2 ); <-------- doesn't wait for me here
  cout << "you typed: " << string2 << endl;

return 0;
}

it compiles but when run it doesn't wait for me to enter a sentence at the
getline command

output:
Type a word: lol
You typed: lol
now type a line: you typed:

platform: mandrake linux using g++ on i386

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