C++ Issue - getline skips first input
c++, getline
Solution
The problem is that you first use `cin >> num;` to read a number, but that's leaving a newline in the stream which the `getline()` call reads.
Maybe add a `cin.ignore(1,'\n');` after the `cin >> num;` to eat that stray newline.
Problem
Tthe issue is that the part that uses `getline()` doesn't take input the first time, it just says "Enter a string: Enter a string:" and then you can put input there. ``` #include <iostream> #include <string> using namespace std; int main() { int nums[100], key=0, num = 0; while(num != -1) { cout << "Enter a positive integer (-1 to exit): "; cin >> num; if(num != -1) { nums[key] = num; key++; } } if(num != -1) { nums[key] = num; key++; } int numElements = key; string inStrings[100]; for(int i=0; i < numElements; i++) { cout << "\n"; cout << "Enter a string: "; getline(cin, inStrings[i]); } for(int i=0; i < numElements; i++) { cout << nums[i] << " :: " << inStrings[i]; } } ```