Thread: Why doesn't "new line" work?

\n or <endl doesn't work......here's 2 test programs in which it doesn't work, but for others, it does....why?

Code:

#include <iostream.h>
int main()
 {
 int slot1
 int slot2
 int slot3
 int slot4
 int slot5
 int endr
 int sure
 cout<<"Please enter the top 5 things you would like to have if you were on an island alone"<<endl;
 cout<<"Type the first and most important thing"<<endl;
 cin>>slot1;
 cout<<"Type the second thing"<<endl;
 cin>>slot2;
 cout<<"Type the third thing"<<endl;
 cin>>slot3;
 cout<<"Type the fourth thing"<<endl;
 cin>>slot4;
 cout<<"Type the fifth thing and the one that you would least like to have"<<endl;
 cin>>slot5;
 cout<<"You liked the following in order"<<endl;
 cout<<"1. "slot1 <<endl;
 cout<<"2. "slot2 <<endl;
 cout<<"3. "slot3 <<endl;
 cout<<"4. "slot4 <<endl;
 cout<<"5. "slot5 <<endl;
 cout<<"Am I right?";
 cin>>endr;
 if(endr==yes)
  {
  cout<<"I knew it!";
  }
 else if(endr==y)
  {
  cout<<"I knew it!";
  }
 else if(endr==ya)
  {
  cout<<"I knew it!";
  }
 else if(endr==yup)
  {
  cout<<"I knew it!";
  }
 else
  {
  cout<<"Are you sure?";
  cin>>sure;
  }
 if(sure==yes)
  {
  cout<<"Sure....whatever you say...";
  }
 else
  {
  cout<<"I knew it!";
  }
 return 0;
 }

and shorter terms......

Code:

#include <iostream.h>
int main()
{
 cout<<"line 1" <<endl;
 cout<<"line 2" <<endl;
 return 0;
}

This code should work,

Code:

#include <iostream>
using namespaces std;

int main()
{
  cout << "hello 1" << endl;
  cout << "hello 2" << endl;
}

You're missing at least seven semi-colons. That will cause a compile-time parse error -- seven, actually.

Simple, declare endl:

Code:

using namespace std;

or

Code:

using std::cin;
using std::cout;     //Better one
using std::endl;

Either one will work.

-SirCrono6

What OS/compiler are you using?

and

cout<<"1. "slot1 <<endl;
cout<<"2. "slot2 <<endl;
cout<<"3. "slot3 <<endl;
cout<<"4. "slot4 <<endl;
cout<<"5. "slot5 <<endl;


you're missing << before the variable names. unless you put the quotation marks in the wrong spot.

It's optional, yes, but the standard is to use it.

Originally posted by Lurker
It's optional, yes, but the standard is to use it.

Quick, someone find Prelude ...

http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showt...threadid=48281