Thread: Comparing Chars

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    Comparing Chars

    How would I compare a char? Say a do-while statement that checked if a char was equal to Y or y.

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    Code:
    do {
      // Stuff
    } while ( ch == 'Y' || ch == 'y' );
    -Prelude
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    You can make life easier by converting to either upper or lower case..but dont forget to #include <ctype.h>


    char ch;

    do
    {
    cout << "enter letter";
    cin >> ch;
    ch=toupper(ch);
    ...
    }while (ch=='Y');
    simple is always an understatement.....

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