How to check if input is numeric in C++

When cin gets input it can’t use, it sets failbit:

int n;
cin >> n;
if(!cin) // or if(cin.fail())
{
    // user didn't input a number
    cin.clear(); // reset failbit
    cin.ignore(std::numeric_limits<std::streamsize>::max(), '\n'); //skip bad input
    // next, request user reinput
}

When cin‘s failbit is set, use cin.clear() to reset the state of the stream, then cin.ignore() to expunge the remaining input, and then request that the user re-input. The stream will misbehave so long as the failure state is set and the stream contains bad input.