Re: Why does this input get "skipped"?

[John Smith <yoursurrogategod@gmail.com>]

On Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 8:50:52 PM UTC-4, Jeffrey R. Carter wrote:
> On 08/20/2016 05:01 PM, John Smith wrote:
> > 
> > Hi, I do have an Ada.Integer_Text_IO.Get above this call (some ways above it.)
> > 
> > How can I clear out that line terminator?  Another call to Get_Line, but not save the input?
> 
> The way to skip the next line terminator in an input file is with a call to
> Skip_Line.
> 
> However, when using Text_IO for input from standard input, it's best to always
> input an entire line at a time into a String, and then deal with the line in the
> String. The fact that Get leaves a line terminator in the buffer wreaks havoc on
> error handling.
> 
> Get_Speed : loop
>    Ada.Text_IO.Put (Item => "Enter desired speed: ");
> 
>    Speed_Line : declare
>       Line : constant String := Ada.Text_IO.Get_Line;
> 
>       Last : Natural;
>    begin -- Speed_Line
>       Speed_IO.Get (From => Line, Item => Speed, Last => Last);
> 
>       exit Get_Speed;
>    exception -- Speed_Line
>    when others =>
>       Ada.Text_IO.Put_Line (Item => "Enter a valid speed.");
>    end Speed_Line;
> end loop Get_Speed;
> 
> -- 
> Jeff Carter
> "People called Romanes, they go the house?"
> Monty Python's Life of Brian
> 79

Just to be sure, Speed_IO.Get, you meant Ada.Integer_Text_IO.Get, yes?

I've made mistakes like this, but I want to be sure that I'm on the right page as well.