i am having a problem in c++ program (its my school project).

Question

in this program i have to input the details from the user but here a after entering the name it goes to infinite loop in function input and it in not doing cin please help:

struct employ{
char code,name;
int d,m,y;
}e[5];
void input(){
for(int i=0;i<5;i++){
cout<<"employ "<<i+1<<" enter your data";
cout<<"enter your name"<<endl;
cin>>e[i].name;
cout<<"enter code"<<endl;
cin>>e[i].code;
cout<<"enter your date of joining of job in ddmmyyyy"<<endl;
cin>>e[i].d>>e[i].m>>e[i].y;
}

}
void display(){
for(int i=0;i<5;i++){
cout<<"data of "<<i+1<<" employ"<<endl;
cout<<"name: "<<e[i].name<<endl;
cout<<" code: "<<e[i].code<<endl;
cout<<" date of joining"<<e[i].d<<e[i].m<<e[i].y;
}
}

void main(){
clrscr();
char x,code1;
int ch,a,j,i,d1,m1,y1;
double n[5],n1,l,l1,yoj[5];
a=1;
while(a!=0){
cout<<"1.input the data"<<endl;
cout<<"2.display all data"<<endl;
cout<<"3.exit"<<endl;
cout<<"enter choice 1 or 2 or 3"<<endl;
cin>>ch;
switch(ch){
case 1:
input();
break;
case 2:
display();
break;
case 3:
break;
}
cout<<"do you want to continue 1 for yes or 0 for no";
cin>>a;
} getch(); }

Answer 1

Well, then I can't help you anymore :/ On my PC (with Linux) it worked perfectly, it might be that Windows needs a different approach.

Answer 2

Adding cin.clear() will probably fix your problem. cin doesn't interrupt the program because stdin isn't empty, so you should use cin.clear() after cin to clear stdin...
Here's a fixed version of your program:
https://code.sololearn.com/cmL2q1Hf40wR/?ref=app

Answer 3

the display is not clear (random inputs) in this project i have to display menu properly

Answer 4

maybe you want to uncomment clrscr() ? I commented it because conio.h is not available for Linux

Answer 5

no its not working . after i enter name of first employ it displays :{
entrer code
enter your data of joining of job inddmmyyyy
employ 2 enter your data.......employ 4 enter your data enter your name enter code}
this program is not working properly
and it doesn't cin year of joining