How to type into the integrated terminal on VS Code in Windows?

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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"
        }
    ]
}
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1 Answers

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"
        }
    ]
}

Read more here: How to read input when debugging in C++ in Visual Studio Code?

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