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Type: Debugger

• OS: Windows 10
• VS Code Version: 1.42.1
• C/C++ Extension Version: 0.26.3
• No other extensions installed
• A clear and concise description of what the bug is: The main issue that I have is the inability to pass input to std::cin using VSCode debugging tool for C++. I tried different things that I found online, the main one was enabling "externalConsole":true in the launch.json, but in vain. In fact, when I do that, an external console appears, but it seems 'bugged', since it has a blinking cursor, but when I write into it, nothing happens.

Here is a screenshot of the 'bugged' external console:

https://imgur.com/a/sVA6LCJ

Here is my launch.json configuration:

{
    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
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    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "g++.exe build and debug active file",
            "type": "cppdbg",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${fileDirname}\\${fileBasenameNoExtension}.exe",
            "args": [],
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
            "environment": [],
            "externalConsole": true,
            "MIMode": "gdb",
            "miDebuggerPath": "C:\\MinGW\\bin\\gdb.exe",
            "setupCommands": [
                {
                    "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
                    "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
                    "ignoreFailures": true
                }
            ],
            "preLaunchTask": "g++.exe build active file"
        }
    ]
}

Here is the code sample that I am trying to execute:

#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() 
{
    cout << "Hello";
    string name;
    cin >> name;
    cout << "Hello " << name;
    return 0;
}

Answers

Just do "externalConsole":true in the launch.json under the .vscode in your working directory. After that an external Terminal Window will appear, enter the input after you hit STEP OVER while on CIN!