So, I just decided to try picking up C++ programming as a hobby. I took a Java-based programming class back in high school, so I have a general idea what I'm doing (or so I think).
The program i made runs, but
A) it's very sloppy-looking (and I apologize for that).
B) it's really not practical "as-is" -- I would really like the password to be stored somewhere outside of this program. I'm not really sure how to do external references (or, if it's possible).
I'd love help w/ the "password" reference. I would really appreciate any general comments/critiques for how to make my programs look nicer/make more sense to viewers.
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Code:
//"Password program"
//this is a simple program I am using mostly just to learn/practice C++
// someday I might actually use this to pass-protect stuff maybe? (idk)
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
string password = "Pass"; //I really want to find a way to recover this variable
//from some remote file/program/class named "Server"
string entry;
cout << "\n Welcome ";
cout << "\n Please enter your password \n";
cout<< "password:";
getline(cin, entry, '\n');
while(entry != password)
{
cout <<"Invalid password, \n Please re-enter your password. \n";
getline(cin, entry, '\n');
}
cout << "Verifying... Welcome \n"; //This would be pared with an if statement
// so as to either begin or exit a program
return 0;
}