Username[50] == "Test" QUESTION

**Kyoto Oshiro** · 07-10-2002

Lets say I had just created a

Code:

char Username[50];

And then the user was asked for their name, which I put Username[50] in.

Code:

getline(Username, 50);

Based on what their Username is, different things will show up.

Code:

if (Username[50] == "Test")
{
// do something
}

The problem I have having, and would like to get fixed, is the if part. What do I do there? Do I do what I did, with the [50] by Username, or do I just do

Code:

Username == "Test"

Because right now it doesn't register what the name entered is.
Thanks alot for any help. Please, please help me out here.

**Traveller** · 07-10-2002

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

int main(){
	char Name[]="Traveller";
	char mychar[50];

	cout<<"Enter a name:";
	cin.getline(mychar,50);
	if(!strcmp(Name,mychar)){
		cout<<"equal";}
	else
		cout<<"not equal";
	cin.get();
	return(0);
}

**Kyoto Oshiro** · 07-10-2002

Oh, alright, so I just create another character array and the compare those? I understand. Thanks for the help

**Traveller** · 07-10-2002

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

int main(){
	char Name[]="Traveller";
	char mychar[50];

	cout<<"Enter a name:";
	cin.getline(mychar,50);
	if(!strcmp("Traveller",mychar)){
		cout<<"equal";}
	else
		cout<<"not equal";
	cin.get();
	return(0);
}

This will work too, the key is using the strcmp function as opposed to ==.

**Kyoto Oshiro** · 07-10-2002

Oh, I see. Thanks for telling me that, by not having to create a bunch of arrays, I can just put the name it is supposed to be in "". Thanks again

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