Thread: cin question

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    cin question

    What's wrong with this?

    Code:
    char cmd[80];
    cin.getline(cmd, 80);
    
    if (cmd == "help") {
    cout << "No help available." << endl;
    }
    The if statement will not execute.

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    i believe it is because you cannot do cmd=="help", not sure though.

    edit:: http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showt...threadid=31971

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    Then what can you do?

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    sorry, edited my post after you posted.

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    no problem, I see it, strcmp. thanks.

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    you're welcome.

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