Output closes before cout?

[Manxie]

Hello, I'm new to using C++ and am using dev-c++ as a compiler only
I'm having a problem as the code I've written doesn't stay open after
the user has stated the name, here's the code.

//Game 3,0
//Using constants and strings.

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using std::cout;
using std::cin;
using std::endl;
using std::string;

int main()
{
    const int GOLD_PIECES = 900;
    int adventurers, killed, survivors;
    string leader;
    
    //getting the information
    cout << "Welcome to lost fortune\n\n";
    cout << "Please enter the following for your personalized adventure\n";
    
    cout << "Enter a number: ";
    cin >> adventurers;
    
    cout << "Enter a number smaller than the first: ";
    cin >> killed;
    
    survivors = adventurers - killed;
    
    cout << "Enter your desired name: ";
    cin >> leader;
    
    //telling the story
    cout << "In calradia there was a band of men " << adventurers << " in size.\n";
    cout << "They set out to become a strong army, unfortunately " << killed << " of them died.\n";
    cout << "The band was ruled by " << leader << " and he did not expect to be attacked by\n";
    cout << "-another band of men. The opposing band lost but this is where " << leader << " lost\n";
    cout << killed << "of his men. However he still had " << survivors << " left.\n";
    
    cout << leader << " thought it a good idea to pay the band for their work, each\n";
    cout << "recieved " << GOLD_PIECES / survivors << "." << leader << " kept the rest.\n";
    cout << "This amounted to " << GOLD_PIECES % survivors << " and everyone was happy.\n";
    
    cout << "Unfortunately the " << killed << " were forgotten and their corpses left to rot.";
    
    cin.ignore(cin.rdbuf()->in_avail() + 1); /* This should stop the
    console closing right? */
    return 0;
}

I'll have you figure this is self explanetory as I'm working out of a
book, I've added a comment to the line I believe halts the closing
but it still doesn't output the story before it closes. Any help?

[jonsca]

Replace your cin.ignore(cin.rdbuf()->in_avail() + 1); call with cin.ignore(); cin.get(); the get() will wait for a keypress from the user.

[Manxie]

Thanks it worked I'll keep notes like this in future as it looks like it may help.

[Pradeex]

just adding cin.get() before return 0; statement alone will do the job ..

[jonsca]

Possibly, but in this case it did not. There was some excess in the input buffer that was causing the program to skip right past the get().