confusion on a nested loop program

[jason007thomas]

I'm trying to build a 10 question quiz and I'm designing it to where if you get the write answer it will move to the next question.

the problem I'm having is its saying (a,b,c,d,) is not initialized to anything when I clearly have initialized it as far as I need

Why is it telling me this?

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{

char Answer;
char a, b, c, d;


cout<<"you will be givin a short Exam of 10 questions \n"<<endl;
cout<<"Press enter after each question is answered \n"<<endl;
cout<<endl;
cout<<endl;
    do
    {
cout<<"Question 1"<<endl;
cout<<"where was Jason Born? \n\n"<<endl;
cout<<endl;
cout<<"(a) - Chicago?"<<endl;
cout<<"(b) - Atlanta?"<<endl;
cout<<"(c) - Pheonix?"<<endl;
cout<<"(d) - Tucson?" <<endl;
cin>>Answer;
cin.sync();
cin.get();

        if (Answer==d)
            {
        cout<<"Thats Correct!"<<endl;
             }
             else
    cout<<"Try Again"<<endl;
    }while (Answer==a,b,c);



return 0;
}

I plan to finish the whole thing and calculate the grade average at the end I just need to get this block right 4 now

[smokeyangel]

a,b,c,d are variables. Initialising them would be writing something like

a = 3;
b = 'm';

etc.

I think you just want character constants. These are enclosed in single quotes, and you just use them like you would any other constant (e.g. a number), no need for char keyword. You can remove the "char a,b,c,d".

For example

if (Answer==d)
                      becomes
if (Answer=='d')

Also:

    }while (Answer==a,b,c);

is this meant to be "while Answer is 'a' or 'b' or 'c'"?

What you've written is valid C++ but it's unlikely that's what you wanted! The comma operator Comma operator - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia here will evaluate the comparison, throw it away, throw b away and evaluate to while(c). You'd probably see an infinite loop.

[jason007thomas]

It works
you were right I had to just use my constant with single quotes

Now I need to learn how to calculate the grade average on the test.

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
 
int main()
{
 
char Answer;

 
 
cout<<"you will be givin a short Exam of 5 questions \n"<<endl;
cout<<"Press enter after each question is answered \n"<<endl;
cout<<endl;
cout<<endl;
    do
    {
cout<<"Question 1"<<endl;
cout<<"where was Jason Born? \n\n"<<endl;
cout<<endl;
cout<<"(a) - Chicago?"<<endl;
cout<<"(b) - Atlanta?"<<endl;
cout<<"(c) - Pheonix?"<<endl;
cout<<"(d) - Tucson?" <<endl;
cin>>Answer;

cin.get();
 
        if (Answer=='d')
            {
        cout<<"Thats Correct!"<<endl;
             }
             else
    cout<<"Try Again"<<endl;
    }while (Answer== 'a' || Answer=='b' || Answer=='c');
 
 do
		{
			cout<<"Question 2"<<endl;
			cout<<"Where did Jason go to highschool"<<endl;
			cout<<endl;
			cout<<"(a) Sahuaro ?"<<endl;
			cout<<"(b) Sabino ?"<<endl;
			cout<<"(c) Huntsville ?"<<endl;
			cout<<"(d) Santa Rita ?"<<endl;
			cin>>Answer;
			
			cin.get();
			
			if (Answer=='a')
			{
				cout<<"Right again!"<<endl;
			}else 
				cout<<"try again"<<endl;
		}while (Answer=='b' || Answer=='c' || Answer=='d');
		 
 do
		{
			cout<<"Question 3"<<endl;
			cout<<"Where does Jason go to College"<<endl;
			cout<<endl;
			cout<<"(a) UAH ?"<<endl;
			cout<<"(b) UNA ?"<<endl;
			cout<<"(c) Alabama A&M ?"<<endl;
			cout<<"(d) Athens Sate ?"<<endl;
			cin>>Answer;
			
			cin.get();
			
			if (Answer=='c')
			{
				cout<<"Your on a roll!"<<endl;
			}else 
				cout<<"try again"<<endl;
		}while (Answer=='a' || Answer=='b' || Answer=='d');

 do
		{
			cout<<"Question 4"<<endl;
			cout<<"what is Jason's Major"<<endl;
			cout<<endl;
			cout<<"(a) Electrical Engineer ?"<<endl;
			cout<<"(b) Civil Engineer ?"<<endl;
			cout<<"(c) Computer Science ?"<<endl;
			cout<<"(d) Mechanical Engineer ?"<<endl;
			cin>>Answer;
			
			cin.get();
			
			if (Answer=='c')
			{
				cout<<"Yes-4 in a role!"<<endl;
			}else 
				cout<<"try again"<<endl;
		}while (Answer=='a' || Answer=='b' || Answer=='d');

                do
		{
			cout<<"Question 5"<<endl;
			cout<<"What floor is the computer science office on ?"<<endl;
			cout<<endl;
			cout<<"(a) 1st floor ?"<<endl;
			cout<<"(b) 2nd floor ?"<<endl;
			cout<<"(c) 3rd floor ?"<<endl;
			cout<<"(d) Basement ?"<<endl;
			cin>>Answer;
			
			cin.get();
			
			if (Answer=='c')
			{
				cout<<"Yes- you have completed this test!"<<endl;
			}else 
				cout<<"try again"<<endl;
		}while (Answer=='a' || Answer=='b' || Answer=='d');
return 0;
}

[Elysia]

You need to fix your indentation before you do anything else.

[iMalc]

Agreed. Perfectly formatting your code is not a luxury, it's the bare essentials. It should be learnt and strictly adhered to right from day 1.

That said, replacing tabs with a fixed number of spaces prior to posting goes a long way in some cases too.