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[Buddha]

I am to to write a program that generates a number from 1-9 & allow the user to guess the number. I have two questions. 1) Why am I getting the same number every game? 2) Why when the guess isnt correct does all my cout's re appear? I had this happen b4 in a C program & trapped the menu from showing again. This is why I created a char c. Not working this time. If anyone can point me in the right direction, I appreciate it.

#include<ctime>  //rand() uses same number; srand uses different number for new game
#include<iostream>
#include<cstdlib>  //required to use rand() function

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    srand((unsigned)time(NULL));
    int number;
    number = rand()%10;
    int guess;
    char c; //used to trap extra menu



    do
    {
        cout<<"Let's play a game!"<<endl;
        cout<<"I'm thinking of a number from 1 to 9"<<endl;
        cout<<"Let's see if you can guess my number!"<<endl;
        cout<<"What number am I thinking? "<<endl;
        cin>>guess;
        cout<<c<<endl;
        if (guess == number)
        {
            cout<<"Lucky guess!!"<<endl;
        }
        else if ((guess-2 == number) || (guess+2 == number))
        {
            cout<<"Oh, so close! You are within two of the number."<<endl;
            cout<<"Try again! "<<endl;
            cout<<c<<endl;
        }
        else
        {
            cout<<"Not even close! Your are more than two off the number."<<endl;
            cout<<"Try again! "<<endl;
            cout<<c<<endl;
        }

    }while(guess != number);
    system("PAUSE"); //prevents console window from closing
    return 0;
}

[rags_to_riches]

The answer to number 2 is obvious: because that text is inside the loop!

[Buddha]

Yep! had to tweak couple things but u r right, pretty obvious! needed a good laugh, i did! Now all of a sudden the numbers are different. Not sure what's up with that, but it looks good now except my IF statements if I'm within 2. Thanks!!

[Lesshardtofind]

except my IF statements if I'm within 2.

You said what you wanted to do, but didn't do it. If the number was 7 and you guessed six. Do the math on this code

else if ((guess-2 == number) || (guess+2 == number))

6-2 = 4
6+2 = 8

[GReaper]

Erase the following:

char c; 

//and

cout<<c<<endl;

and replace the second with:

cin.ignore();
cin.get();

I believe you intended to halt the program there, but the program doesn't because it coutputs the c character immediately!!