Thread: Learning the basics

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    Learning the basics

    Okay im a noob and need help im trying to make a super basic password system using 10 as the password. It works along with every other number i type in. here is the snippet:

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    int main()
    {
        int a, b;
        a = 10;
        cin>> b;
    
        if (b = a)
        cout<<"good job";
        
        else
        cout<<"fail!";
    }
    ps im not using this as a password system i just want to get a feel for variables
    can someone help me find the problem

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    Code:
    if (a == b)
    I might be wrong.

    Thank you, anon. You sure know how to recognize different types of trees from quite a long way away.
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    b=a is assignment

    b==a compares them and returns true if they're equal
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    thank you so much i didn't really understand the == until now and i didnt realize thats what i needed thanks again

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