The following code example is taken from the book
The C++ Standard Library - A Tutorial and Reference
by Nicolai M. Josuttis, Addison-Wesley, 1999
© Copyright Nicolai M. Josuttis 1999
#include <iostream>
#include <limits>
// Ignore: manipulator that ignores N lines
class Ignore {
public:
int num;
Ignore(int n) : num(n) {
}
};
// convenience function
Ignore ignore(int n)
{
return Ignore(n);
}
std::istream& operator >> (std::istream& strm, const Ignore& manip)
{
for (int i=0; i<manip.num; ++i) {
strm.ignore(std::numeric_limits<int>::max(),'\n');
}
return strm;
}