Thread: ARG! If statements with cin NOT WORKING!

Ok, well this is really aggrivating me. Im making a simple Command Prompt programs, where I enter commands, and it does them, but it doesn't work at all. It just doesn't recognize anything I give it. Whatever I put in it just spits it back out with "Unknown command". WHY??.

Also, can anyone give me feedback on if my code looks organized, and at the var name's look good. Im trying to make my code more "proffessional" looking.

Thanks!

main.cpp

Code:

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include "textf.h"
//#include "main.h"
CTextFunc CTextC;

int main()
{	
	CTextC.init();
	return 0;
}

textf.cpp

Code:

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include "textf.h"
using std::cout;
using std::cin;
using std::endl;

void CTextFunc::init()
{	
	//Assign <<: to harrow before its used
	charArrows = "<< : ";
	startUp();
}
void CTextFunc::startUp()
{
	system ("cls");
	ban("Blade Tools By: Jonathan Bastnagel");
	getInput();
}
void CTextFunc::getInput()
{
	char charInput[256];
	ba("");
	cin.getline(charInput,256);
	exec(charInput);
}

void CTextFunc::exec(char* charString)
{

	if(charString=="")
	{
	ba("Nothing executed");
	bn(charString);
	getInput();
	} else
	if(charString=="q"){
	system("clear");
	getInput();
	} else {
	ba("Unknown command \'");
	b(charString);
	bn("\'");
	getInput();
	}

/*
//SWITCH DOESN'T TAKE CHAR* UGH!
switch(textString){
	default: 	ba("Unknown command \'");b(textString);bn("\'");
	}
*/
}
void CTextFunc::ban(char* charString)
{
	cout<<charArrows<<charString<<endl;
}
void CTextFunc::bn(char* charString)
{
	cout<<charString<<endl;
}
void CTextFunc::ba(char* charString)
{
	cout<<charArrows<<charString;
}
void CTextFunc::b(char* charString)
{
	cout<<charString;
}

textf.h

Code:

#ifndef TEXTF_H
#define TEXTF_H

class CTextFunc
{
public:
		//Assigns default values to variables
	void init();
		//Starts up, shows about info
	void startUp();
		//Grabs keyboard input, send's to exec to be checked, and executed
	void getInput();
		//Checks inputed characters, and does required functions
	void exec(char* charString);
		//Outputs text with charArrows and new line
	void ban(char* charString);
		//Outputs text with charArrows
	void ba(char* charString);
		//Outputs text with new line
	void bn(char* charString);
		//Outputs text
	void b(char* charString);

private:
	char* charArrows;
};

#endif

Originally Posted by sean_mackrory

STL strings (the string class) grow as you need them. And in any case - what kinda idiot inputs more than 256 characters at a prompt? There are ways to safeguard against this happening - but they're more advanced console I/O - so don't worry about it too much for now.

EDIT:
Also, maybe if the idiot was running something in a series of directories. EX: exec "C:\blah\omg\this\is\a\really\long\string\for\a\fi le\location.exe". This isn't 256 characters, but you still get the idea.