Thread: whats wrong with this very simple code?

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    whats wrong with this very simple code?

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    using namespace std;
    int main()                           
    {
    	int val;
    	cout<<"enter a number 1-10";
    	cin>> val;
    	cin.ignore();
    	if ( val != 5 ) {
    		cout<<"wrong/n";
    	}
    	else {
    		cout<<"correct/n";
    	}
    	cin.get()
    }
    i get this error: error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '}'

    im using visual studio 2008 express.
    thanks guys.
    by the way, im coming from a visual basics background so bear with me! haha

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    You forgot a terminating semi-colon on this line:
    Code:
    cin.get()
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
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    Quote Originally Posted by laserlight View Post
    You forgot a terminating semi-colon on this line:
    Code:
    cin.get()
    woops, thanks! that worked haha.

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