Read the links I posted, specifically the first half of the second link.
Make sure its == too. You can include <string> for more options.Code:#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { string answer; cout<<"Do cows fly? yep or nope?"; cin>> answer; cin.ignore(); if ( answer == "nope" ) { cout<<"Correct!"; } else if ( answer == "yep" ) { cout<<"You are terribly mistaken!"; } else { cout<<"Invalid answer"; } cin.get(); }