Gets not working

Question

Why does gets in stdio.h in C++ not work in the code playground? It doesn't ask for any input from the user when in fact it should.

Answer 1

AFAIK, gets is obsolete and no longer supported by most modern compilers.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7423691/is-gets-officially-deprecated

Answer 2

@jacob probably!

Answer 3

@Jacob Last time I checked, getline() works without being in need of the little trick. Nonetheless, what you said is legit for std::cin.get() on Code Playground.

Answer 4

Same reason why getline won’t work. Input text box is only opened if you have a certain keyword in your program that SoloLearn recognizes as input. In C++, that is “cin >>”.

Add this line and it should work:

#define INPUT cin >>

I know that makes getline work anyway.

Answer 5

@Hatsy Rei

Probably just another problem with the iOS app, I still have to put it there.