From: Ben Pfaff <pfaffben AT msu DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Undertaking a programming journey
Date: 16 Oct 2000 17:13:55 -0400
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Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p> writes:

> For the record, what's the "right" way to clear an input buffer?

Here's one "right" way, assuming that you mean "skip input up to
the end of the line":

for (;;) {
  int c = getc (stream);
  if (c == '\n' || c == EOF)
    break;
}