How to type into the integrated terminal on VS Code in Windows? - visual-studio-code

Question

In Linux, I would be able to type into the integrated terminal no problem. I'd be able to type in user input and it would output. On Windows, I cannot do that. The output shows in the Debug Console and I cannot type into that or the integrated terminal.
In the picture, I run without debugging in C++ and when I ask for an input, it hangs there and doesn't output. I've seen CodeRunner but I rather not use that.
The picture of the terminal when running.
EDIT
{
// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
// 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": false,
"MIMode": "gdb",
"miDebuggerPath": "C:\\MinGW\\bin\\gdb.exe",
"setupCommands": [
{
"description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
"text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
"ignoreFailures": true
}
],
"preLaunchTask": "C/C++: g++.exe build active file"
}
]
}

Answer 1

By default, the Debug Console which the C++ program is outputting to does not support user input. This means that typing your input in the Debug Console will not be read by the C++ program.
To solve this problem, change the line "externalConsole": false to "externalConsole": true in your launch.json file so that your C++ program can run in an external console. This way, you can enter your user input and get interpreted by the C++ program that is being debugged.
Your launch.json should now look something like:
{
// Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
// Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
// 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, // <-- Changed to "true" in here
"MIMode": "gdb",
"miDebuggerPath": "C:\\MinGW\\bin\\gdb.exe",
"setupCommands": [
{
"description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
"text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
"ignoreFailures": true
}
],
"preLaunchTask": "C/C++: g++.exe build active file"
}
]
}
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How to read input when debugging in C++ in Visual Studio Code?