From b53b538ffc5bc7debe8f25308358a3a0f69942a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Parker Close <peclose02@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:30:23 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] User input now int32_t. resolves #340

---
 main.cpp | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 5411e7a3..b02a419d 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@ using std::cout;
 int main()
 {
     cout << "THE FIRST EXAMPLE MATH DISPLAY!\n";
-    cout << "Hi, please enter two whole numbers: ";
+    cout << "Hi, please enter two whole numbers (Limited to whole numbers between -2,147,483,648 and 2,147,483,647): ";
 
-    int x,y;
+    int32_t x,y;
 
-    cin >> x >> y;
+    cin >> x;
+    cin.clear(); // clear input buffer in case user inputs value outside of expected range
+    cin >> y;
+    
     cout << "Addition: " << x + y << endl;
     cout << "Subtraction: " << x - y << endl;
     cout << "Multiplication: " << x * y << endl;