expected ";" before "else" problem

[abracadaaabra]

Hello to everyone
I´m a beginner and trying to write a code that displays the smallest of three integers. The only mistake I get is "expected ";" before "else" mistake in lines 7.2 and 8.2. But if I put ; before the two "elses" I cut my if statement in the middle, as in this case I get "no "if" before "else"" problem- What's my mistake?

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main(){
int x, y, z, m;
cin >>x>>y>>z>>m;
if (x<y and x<z) m=x; cout << x << endl
 else if (z>y) m=y; cout << y << endl
 else m=z; cout << z << endl;
 }

Thanks in advance to everyone.

[Guest]

You need to format your code properly, then these mistakes become apparent:

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main() {
    int x, y, z, m;
    cin >> x >> y >> z >> m;
    if (x < y && x < z)
        m = x;
        cout << x << endl // missing ";"
        // also: you shouldn't have multiple statements after an if without placing them inside a { block }
    else if (z > y)
        m = y; cout << y << endl // ";"
    else
        m = z;
        cout << z << endl;
 }

So remember to terminate each statement with a semi-colon, and use braces to pack multiple statements together:

if (condition) {
   statement;
   statement;
   statement;
} else if (condition) {
   statement;
} else {
   statement;
   statement;
}

[jimblumberg]

Where exactly are you trying to place the semicolons?

By the way here is your code properly formatted:

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;
 
int main() {
    int x, y, z, m;
    cin >> x >> y >> z >> m;

    if(x < y and x < z) 
        m = x;

    cout << x << endl
    
    else if(z > y) 
        m = y;

    cout << y << endl
    
    else 
        m = z;

    cout << z << endl;
}

You should avoid putting multiple statements on one line until you are much more familiar with the language. Even then I recommend never putting multiple statements on one line. You should always use braces with your control statements. Remember without the braces control statements only encompass one line.

Jim