Thread: my comparison isn't working

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    my comparison isn't working

    ok i'm just starting C++ and i did a little program to get if statements down but when i run it i get an error that says "ISO C++ forbids comparison between pointer and integer" and highlights this line:
    Code:
    if (age >= 18 && localQuestion == "yes") {
    here is my entire code:

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    int main()
    {
        int age;
        char localQuestion;
        
        cout << "This program determines if you are eligeble to vote\n";
        cout << "How old are you? ";
        cin >> age;
        cin.ignore();
        cout << "Do you live in the U.S? ";
        cin >> localQuestion;
        cin.ignore();
        
        if (age >= 18 && localQuestion == "yes") {
                cout << "You can vote\n";
        }
        else {
             cout << "Sorry you can not vote\n";
        }
        cin.get();
    }
    Last edited by Rubiks14; 10-02-2005 at 07:39 PM.

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    char only hold one character. So all it is getting is the y.
    You can either make it an array
    http://www.codersource.net/c++_arrays_tutorial.html
    Or strings
    http://www.msoe.edu/eecs/ce/courseinfo/stl/string.htm
    Or just check to see if it is ‘y’:
    Code:
     if (age >= 18 && localQuestion == 'y')

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    this is the offending bit.....

    localQuestion == "yes"

    You cannot do that in c/c++. firstly localQuestion is only a char. that means it can hold one character. Secondly even if it was a char* c-style string you would need to use strcmp() to compare it with the string "yes".

    Instead. #include<string> and make localQuestion a string not a char then suddenly that bit of code becomes legal.
    Free the weed!! Class B to class C is not good enough!!
    And the FAQ is here :- http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/smartfaq.cgi

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    thank you. i used string and got it working

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