How do I flush the cin buffer?

Question

How do I clear the cin buffer in C++?

Answer 1

int i;
  cout << "Please enter an integer value: ";

  // cin >> i; leaves '\n' among possible other junk in the buffer. 
  // '\n' also happens to be the default delim character for getline() below.
  cin >> i; 
  if (cin.fail()) 
  {
    cout << "\ncin failed - substituting: i=1;\n\n";
    i = 1;
  }
  cin.clear(); cin.ignore(INT_MAX,'\n'); 

  cout << "The value you entered is: " << i << " and its double is " << i*2 << ".\n\n";

  string myString;
  cout << "What's your full name? (spaces inclded) \n";
  getline (cin, myString);
  cout << "\nHello '" << myString << "'.\n\n\n";