Clear console buffer between Console.ReadLine and Console.Read [duplicate]-CodePudding

I'm a beginner in C# so please be patient with me. :) I'm practicing to write a simple C# code to understand how this language works. I have tried to read characters, integers and strings from console but between different tries/methods the buffer never empties. I would like to clear the buffer of console between each methods, for example:

using System;

namespace ElsoKonzolAppom
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Write something!");
            string text1 = Console.ReadLine();
            Console.WriteLine("Your text:"   text1);

            //here, I would like to clear the buffer

            int number1 = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine());
            Console.WriteLine("Your first number:"   number1);

            //here, I would like to clear the buffer

            int number2 = Console.Read();
            Console.WriteLine("Your second number:"   number2);

        }
    }
}

Probably this is something very trivial that I haven’t mastered yet.

CodePudding user response：

As far i understood you want to clear input buffer? There is no method in console class for it. Try this:

while(Console.KeyAvailable) 
    Console.ReadKey(false); // skips previous inputs

Console.ReadKey(); // reads a new char

Use Console.ReadKey(true) if you don't want to print skipped chars.

If you want to clear the screen use:

Console.Clear()

Regards

CodePudding user response：

you can use Console.ReadKey(false); // true = hide input