Preventing console window from closing on Visual Studio C/C++ Console application

Question

This is a probably an embarasing question as no doubt the answer is blindingly obvious.

I\'ve used Visual Studio for years, but this is the first time I\'ve done any

Answer 1

Either use:

1. cin.get();

or

2. system("pause");

Make sure to make either of them at the end of main() function and before the return statement.