I think that comment from @pgradot
is the way to go. Check for failure, then clear the buffer, then ignore stuff, and finally do the rest - output messages and ask for inputs. Insted of clearing at the end as I suggested it's probably correct to first validate, clear, ignore.
So not just 'ignore' method but combination as described in mentioned comment links.
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ignore method? (Or is that slightly different than what I want?I think that comment from @pgradot is the way to go. Check for failure, then clear the buffer, then ignore stuff, and finally do the rest - output messages and ask for inputs. Insted of clearing at the end as I suggested it's probably correct to first validate, clear, ignore.
So not just 'ignore' method but combination as described in mentioned comment links.