Thread: Comparing Characters

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    Comparing Characters

    I was wondering how I could compare characters. For example, lets say I was trying to compare cLetter with cAnotherLetter and check to see if they were equal.

    I tried to do this

    Code:
    main()
    {
     cLetter = "a";
     cAnotherLetter = "a";
    
     if (cLetter == cAnotherLetter)
     {
      cout << "Comparing letters, they are equal";
     }
    
     return 0;
    }

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    Continuation (Sorry I forgot to type the rest after I typed the code)

    I tried that, but I got errors. What would I need to get the correct check?

    Thanks in advance.

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    your close, you just need to use char's instead of c-strings

    like this...

    Code:
    main()
    {
     char cLetter = 'a';                // notice the single quotes
     char cAnotherLetter = 'a';
    
     if (cLetter == cAnotherLetter)
     {
      cout << "Comparing letters, they are equal";
     }
    
     return 0;
    }

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    Well looks like things are already under control here

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    Always put return types on your functions even though C++ automatically puts it to an int:
    Code:
    int main()
    {
       /* ... */
       return 0;
    }

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    Originally posted by Speedy5
    Always put return types on your functions even though C++ automatically puts it to an int:
    Code:
    int main()
    {
       /* ... */
       return 0;
    }
    good call, i copied and pasted the posted code above when i replied. i didnt catch that one!

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    Wow, thanks guys!

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