C++ doubt...how to accept a name without displaying it in the screen...for example i want ...cinname....but i dont want that name to be displayed on the screen when the user is typing...

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C++ doubt...how to accept a name without displaying it in the screen...for example i want ...cin>>name....but i dont want that name to be displayed on the screen when the user is typing...

anonymous · Answer

@wolfe8  ....

anonymous · Answer

like....when the user enters his password....i want ****** to be displayed instead of the actual password

wolfe8 · Answer

Ohhh that. Hmm I'll have to Google. I never used C++ before I used C and FORTRAN. Let me see.

anonymous · Answer

i got it just now.......we must use GETPASS ( )  function it seems......its a predefined function in C++ ,,,i came to know of it just now....:)

wolfe8 · Answer

Yea that's what I read on here http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/topic/150860-replace-password-entry-with-asterisks/