while loop to infinity when the input of a cin is a 'dot'

Question

I am having trouble using the cin method to acquire a variable. When the input is a number there is no problem, but when it is a special character like a dot [.], the whileloop

Answer 1

The other solution besides the one accepted is to clear the cin's failbit and ignore the last input like below:

cout << "What is your race" <> *race;
while(*race<1||*race>3)
{
    // Clears the state of cin to be in good state
    cin.clear();
    // Ignores the last input read so that it's not read back again
    cin.ignore();
    system("cls");
    cout << "Wrong choice"<> *race;
}