Thread: invalid lvalue in assignment ?

I keep getting that error on this line. "speed - zone = amount;" What did I do wrong? thanks

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>

using namespace std;

int main() {

string input = "";



int speed;
double amount;
//double Samount = 0;
double ticket = 0;
int zone;

cout << "Please Enter Zone Speed (20 for school zone):  ";
cin >> zone;

cout << "Please Enter Speed: ";
cin >> speed;


if (speed > zone) 
speed - zone = amount;
amount * 3.00 = ticket;
print ticket;
else if (zone = 20) 
speed - zone = amount
amount* 6.00 = ticket;
print ticket;

//if (speed > schoolZone) then
//speed > schoolZone = Samount;
//Samount* 6.00 = ticket;
//print ticket;
//else
//print "safe driving"

}

How do you expect to be able to assign a value to "speed-zone"? Remember, = is not symmetric: the right side gets stored into the left side.

Thanks. I'm still learning for forgive me if my questions are basic. On the line I use the "else if" I get this warning. "warning: suggest parentheses around assignment used as truth value". I already have a parentheses there. Why do I get this warning?

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>

using namespace std;

int main() {

string input = "";



int speed;
double amount;
//double Samount = 0;
double ticket = 0;
int zone;

cout << "Please Enter Zone Speed (20 for school zone):  ";
cin >> zone;

cout << "Please Enter Speed: ";
cin >> speed;


if (speed > zone) { 
amount = speed - zone;
ticket = amount * 3.00;
cout <<"Ticket: " << ticket << endl; }

else if  (zone = 20) {
amount = speed - zone;
ticket = amount * 6.00;
cout <<"Ticket: " << ticket << endl; }

What does

Code:

zone = 20

do? Hint: We were just here.

Now, that will still happen, even if you wrap it up inside an if-statement. Do you want to change the value of zone? Your compiler is doubtful.

I'm using an online compiler so that could be an issue. That line checks if the value of 20 is assigned to the variable "zone". If the user inputs 20 for zone then that if statement should run.

Originally Posted by MSkiLLz

That line checks if the value of 20 is assigned to the variable "zone".

One of the first things programmers learn is the difference between "what I wanted to write" and "what I actually did write". You wanted to write a line that checks if the value of 20 is assigned to the variable "zone". What you actually wrote is a line that puts 20 into the variable "zone" regardless of what was already there. In order to compare, you need to use "==", not "=".