//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// play with get() which gets one character
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

//#include <stdio.h>                     // possibly need with MS Visual C++

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main(){
   char ch;                              // single input character

   cout << "Enter as many characters as you'd like, (although I will only keep" 
        << endl << "the first non-blank char) ==> ";
   cin >> ch;
   cout << endl << "Your character is:  " << ch << endl << endl;

   // skip over (read and ignore) other characters until end-of-line, 
   // don't really need ch variable here
   while ((ch = cin.get()) != '\n');                    

   // if you want to pause temporarily during your program
   cout << "And now for something else ... " << endl;
   cout << "Press Enter to continue ... ";
   while (cin.get() != '\n');
   cout << endl << "continue processing ..." << endl << endl;

   return 0;
}