Thread: Switch Case question (from C++ Tutorial Example)

Hi,
In working through t the Switch Case example in the C++ tutorial I wanted to try and have the list use characters (a,b,c,d) rather than numbers (1,2,3,4) as the the case identifiers.

Here is the code (in case you forgot:-)

Code:

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void playgame()
{
    cout << "Play game called";
}
void loadgame()
{
    cout << "Load game called";
}
void playmultiplayer()
{
    cout << "Play multiplayer game called";
}
	
int main()
{
  int input;
  
  cout<<"1. Play game\n";
  cout<<"2. Load game\n";
  cout<<"3. Play multiplayer\n";
  cout<<"4. Exit\n";
  cout<<"Selection: ";
  cin>> input;
  switch ( input ) {
  case 1:            // Note the colon, not a semicolon
    playgame();
    break;
  case 2:            // Note the colon, not a semicolon
    loadgame();
    break;
  case 3:            // Note the colon, not a semicolon
    playmultiplayer();
    break;
  case 4:            // Note the colon, not a semicolon
    cout<<"Thank you for playing!\n";
    break;
  default:            // Note the colon, not a semicolon
    cout<<"Error, bad input, quitting\n";
    break;
  }
  cin.get();
}

I tried changing "input" from int to char with no joy. I also tried just changing the numbers to letters in case with the same predictable results. Is there a library I need to declare or am I on a fools errand?

TIA