Thread: Help with if()

Why wouldnt it break out of if() when i type "over" ?

Code:

// assignment operator with maps
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
using namespace std;

int main ()
{
  string str;
  int i;  
  map<string,int> first;
  map<string,int>::iterator it;
  for(;;)
  {
         if (str == "over")
         {
         break;
         }
         else
         {
          cout<<"Enter your name: ";
          cin>>str;
          cout<<"Enter your age: ";
          cin>>i;
          first[str]=i;
         }
  }
  
  for ( it=first.begin() ; it != first.end(); it++ )
    cout << it->first << " => " << it->second << endl;
  
  
  system("pause");
  return 0;
}

Why wouldnt it break out of if() when i type "over" ?

It breaks out of the for loop, not the if block.

Yes thats what i meant to say, sorry.

But it doesnt break out of the for() loop it goes to else() always.

Ok sorry for the silly question, i found it, i misplaced the if statement.

Thanks.

But it doesnt breaks out of the for() loop it goes to else() always.

What do you mean?

It works okay for me:

Code:

Enter your name: laserlight
Enter your age: 123
Enter your name: over
Enter your age: 456
laserlight => 123
over => 456

It looks like you probably want to ask the user if he/she wants to enter more input instead of using an input of "over" to signal end of input, but other than that it is working as expected.