My if statement doesn't seem to work.

[KittenAqua]

I have the following as code:

#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
    char answer = getche();
    char pi = 3;
    if (answer != pi)
        printf("\a");
}

But whenever I run the program, the \a sound (which is a beep) still goes off, no matter what I type, which is supposed to be a 3. This happens whether it says \a, a, or aaa. When it says == instead of !=, it never makes a sound. It doesn't matter if I type a 3, 4, or 8.

Is this a problem with the if statement? I'm using what is apparently a horribly outdated compiler called Digital Mars, so that may be the cause. It could also be compiler corruption, since I used a flash drive to transport the fiels from my computer to the folder, but i have no way to re-download it now, so if that's the case, I'll have to get a new compiler entirely (which I should probably do anyways).

So, is it a problem with my code or the compiler?

Semi-Edit: Before I even put the post up, I am already leaning towards the assumption that it's corrupted; it won't even open properly anymore.

Real Edit: As soon as I closed Chrome, my compiler magically opened up out of nowhere. So the compiler is working now, but that doesn't mean it isn't a compiler problem.

[camel-man]

charaters need to be initilized with single quotes if that is what you are going for '3' or do you want ascii code 3 in pi?

[anduril462]

The number 3 is different from the character '3'. getche (which returns an int IIRC, so you should change answer to an int) will give you the character '3', so check for that:

int answer = getche();
char pi = '3';
if (answer != pi)

[KittenAqua]

/facepalm

It's the littlest mistakes... it does work now, thanks for the help!