I'm New...=(

Ok so, i'm currently trying to make a application that performs similar to a game of hangman.

i currently have it set up to have the leader of the game choose a word, and when he/she types it in it stores it as a variable, and also stores the length to then tell the players later.

this is what i have right now:

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
 int strikes; // to tell the plyers how many wrong guesses
 int wordlength; //to tell plyers how long the word is
 char guess; //what the players will be defining to play the game
 char gameword[30]; //the designated word from the leader

 cout<<"For Game Leader:\nEnter Game Word Here:";
 cin.getline(gameword, 25); //leader of game enters the word of the game here
 wordlength=strlen ( gameword ); //stores the length of the word into "wordlength"
 if( wordlength>25){
    cout<<"The Word You Entered Was Too Long For This Game\n";
    cout<<"Please Try Another Word."; //checks to see if word will fit in the string allowed
 }
 else {
    cout<<"CONGRATULATIONS! You Have Chosen A Valid Word\n";
    cout<<"Now You Are Ready To Play The Game\n\n\n"; //tells the leader he/she has chosen a valid word, and it's time to play
 }
 cout<<"For Players:\nThe Game Word Has A Length Of "<<wordlength; //reveals the length of the game word to the players
 
cin.get();
}

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what i have works just as i want it, but now i need to get to a point to where i can look directly to the string defined and find individual characters.

as the title says, i'm fairly new to this. i understand the logic, of most things. SO am i able to analyze the string made by the leader of the game and have, when the player types a single character as their guess to tell the player tht yes or no the letter is there, and there if the letter is there where as in:

leader chooses hangman as the gameword
player chooses a
say yes, and position 2
then
player chooses x
i say no
and give them 1 strike(u have certain number left)

To find if the letter is in the word, you want to use std::string::find(). You're probally going to end up stuffing it in a loop so you can return every occurance of the letter in the word, unless you're only using words where the letter occurs once.

well i can't guarantee that the game leader will always use words with completely unique letters.

i figure i might have to use the find function, but how do i implicate it into the code i have right now?

because i have tried using the find thing(with little knowledge of the syntax) and it always produces an error.

Ok, let's psuedocode a function for you and see if it makes sense.

Code:

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ContainsLetter(Word, Letter)
{
    int Positions[Word.Length];
    int SearchIndex = 0, PositionsArrayPositionCounter = 0;

    while ((SearchIndex = Word.find(Letter, SearchIndex)) != npos)
    {
        Positions[PositionsArrayPositionCounter] = SearchIndex;

        SearchIndex++; // So find() isn't finding the same letter over and over.
        PositionsArrayPositionCounter++; // So we don't overwrite our previous result.
    }

    return(Positions);
}

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Does that make a little bit more sense?

ummm unfortunately no...

the ContainsLetter(Word, Letter)... is that part of the code, or just a title of what is going to be going on.

i see that the the variable positions is going to be a string?
then ur defining the SearchIndex as 0, but what is the next thing on that line?
then the loop... how do u know what to put b4 "find". also what is npos?
after that i think if all my other ?'s are answered to my understanding should be fine.

i am as we talk here, trying to read a tutorial on the find function.

Whats up... am I mis-understanding something? Are you just trying to analyze the word and find the user specified letter and where it exists? Why not just go with a simple loop?

Code:

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for(int i = 0; i < wordlength; i++){
  if(gameword[i] == guess){
    // Letter found.  Output [cout] or store. variable i = character position.
  }
}  // Done.  Entire word analyzed.

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There is also a function called strchr that locates a specific char within a string which could be used in a loop to find all occurring letters in a string and their locations.

I have a feeling I'm misunderstanding your goal..

I think it's a good thing to use the stl functions, instead of more C-like functions as 'strchr'? Here is a good reference about the stl:

http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/string/string/

ok so here's what i have(again)

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
 HangMan:
 int strikes=0; // to tell the plyers how many wrong guesses
 int wordlength; //to tell plyers how long the word is
 char guess; //what the players will be defining to play the game
 string gameword; //the designated word from the leader
 string decision; //string for type of guessing
 string answer; //reference to the answer for the player's guess
 string lost; //choice by player to play again
 int menuchoice; //what type of meanu they want
 string success; //to decide if guessed letter is present
 string name; //Players Name
 string players; //If theres more players
 int p; //number of players
 int lives=10; //number of lives player has
 char astring[30]="-";

 cout<<"Choose A Number.\n"; //Displays Menu Text
 cout<<"1. Play Game\n";
 cout<<"2. Help and Guide\n";
 cout<<"3. Exit\n";
 cout<<"Choice:";
 cin>>menuchoice;
switch ( menuchoice ) //Allows For Menu Option Selection
  {
  case 1:
    goto GameStart;
    break;
  case 2:
    goto HelpAndGuide;
    break;
  case 3:
    exit(0);
    break;
  default:
    goto GameStart;
    break;
  }

GameStart: //Labels The Game's Start
cin.get();
 system("cls");
p=1;
PlayerNames: //Labels Area For Player Identification
cout<<"Enter Your Name Here:";
cin>>name;
cout<<"Welcome "<<name<<"!!\n";
cout<<"More Players?'y/n'"; //Allows For Multiple Player Notification
cin>>players;
if (players=="y")
{
    p=p+1;
    goto PlayerNames;
}
else if(players=="n")
{
    system("cls");
    cout<<"The Number Of Players Is "<<p<<"\n";
    cout<<"Designate A Leader Of This Game Now.\n"; //Tells Players To Choose A Leader
}
cin.get();
  cout<<"For Game Leader:\nEnter Game Word Here:";
  getline(cin,gameword,'\n'); //leader of game enters the word of the game here
  system("cls");
  wordlength=gameword.length(); //stores the length of the word into "wordlength"
    if( wordlength>25)
    {
    cout<<"The Word You Entered Was Too Long For This Game\n";
    cout<<"Please Try Another Word."; //checks to see if word will fit in the string allowed
    }
    else
    {
    cout<<"CONGRATULATIONS! You Have Chosen A Valid Word\n";
    cout<<"Now You Are Ready To Play The Game\n\n\n"; //tells the leader he/she has chosen a valid word, and it's time to play
    }
  cout<<"\nFor Players:\nThe Game Word Has A Length Of "<<wordlength<<" Letters\n\n"; //reveals the length of the game word to the players

  for (char w=0;w<wordlength;w++)
  {
      cout<<astring;
  }
 PlayerInput: //Designates Time Of Game For Player Interaction
  cout<<"\n\nWhat Would You Like To Do?\n";
  cout<<"Type 'Answer' To Try And Guess The Word Or Type 'Turn' To Guess A Letter.";//Asks Player To Try Choose Between Guessing A Letter Or The Word
  cin>>decision;
    if (decision=="turn")//Goes Here If Player Wants To Guess Letters
    {
      system("cls");
      cout<<"Type Your Single Letter Guess Here:";
      cin>>guess;
      success="n";
      for(int i = 0; i < wordlength; i++)//Checks For Players Guess Validity
      {
        if(gameword[i] == guess)
        {
            success="y";
          cout<<"Letter "<<guess<<" Is In Position "<<i+1<<" In The Game Word\n\n";//Displays Location Of Valid Guess
              astring[i]=guess;
              for(int i = 0; i < wordlength; i++)
              {
                    if (astring[i]==guess)
                    {
                        cout<<astring;
                        if (astring==gameword)
                        {
                            goto Win;
                        }

                    }
                    /*if(astring[i]==guess)
                    {
                    cout<<astring;
                    }
                    if (astring[i]!=guess)
                    {
                        cout<<" ";
                    }*/
              }

        }
      }

    if (success=="n")
    {
          cout<<"Sorry, The Letter You Have Guessed Was Incorrect.\n";//Tells Player Their Guess Was Not In The Word
          strikes=strikes+1;
          cout<<"Lives Remaining "<<lives-strikes<<"\n";//Takes Away Srikes From Total Initial Lives
          if(strikes==lives)//Check For Loss
          {
              cout<<"YOU HAVE LOST!\nTry Again?'y/n'";//Reveals Loss
              cin>>lost;
              if (lost=="y")
              {
                goto HangMan;//Goes To Beginning of Game, If Chosen
              }
            else
            {
                exit(0);
            }
          }
    }
    }
    else if (decision=="answer")//Goes Here If Player Wants To Guess The Word
    {
      system("cls");
      cout<<"What Do You Think The Answer Is?";//Asks Player For The Guess Of What The Word Is
      cin>>answer;
      if( answer==gameword)
      {
          Win:
          system("cls");
          cout<<"CONGRATULATIONS! You Have Found The Word!\nYou Are Now The Game Leader!\n\n\n";//Reveals Victory
          cout<<"Hit Enter To Start New Game";
          cin.get();
          goto GameStart;
      }
      else
      {
          cout<<"Sorry, The Word You Have Guessed Was Incorrect.\n";
          strikes=strikes+2;
          cout<<"Lives Remaining "<<lives-strikes<<"\n";
          if(strikes==lives)
          {
              cout<<"YOU HAVE LOST!\nTry Again?'y/n'";
              cin>>lost;
              if (lost=="y")
              {
                goto GameStart;
              }
              else
              {
                exit(0);
              }
          }
      }
    }


goto PlayerInput;
HelpAndGuide://Goes Here From 2nd Menu Selection And Provides Game Information
system("cls");
cout<<"This Is The Consol Version Of HangMan!\n";
cout<<"You Have A Space Of 25 Letters For The Game Word.\n";
cout<<"When Playing This Game And Taking Guesses, A Wrong Guess Will Result\nIn A Strike.\n";
cout<<"Also When Guessing Letters, The Letter You Type As Your Guess Will.\n";
cout<<"Result In A Number Or Numbers Of Position(s) That The Letter Is.\n";
cout<<"That Number Is A Reference To The Location Inside The Game Word.\n";
cout<<"You Have 10 Chances, Including Both Letter Guesses And Full Word Guesses.\n";
cout<<"Letter Guesses Are Worth 1 Life\n While Word Guesses Are Worth 2 Lives.\n";
cout<<"After 10 Chances Are Gone, You Will Lose.\n";
cout<<"When Typeing Anything In This Game, Type Exclusively In Lowercase.\n\n\n\n\n";
cout<<"Hit Enter";
cin.get();
goto GameStart;

cin.get();
}

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here, i have it displaying a string array to show the player a visual of the word(given the letters they've guessed)
the only problem is, it only works if the letters are guessed in order. for example, if the game word is happy, and the first guess is y, it WILL store the letter into the array, but it WILL NOT display it until h,a, and p are guessed.

ne ideas?

Instead of using goto, pull out parts of your code into functions, then call those functions.

ok?
1. how exactly do i do that
2. how do i call them
3. how do i fix my string problem

1) you have defined 'main' as a function which returns 'int' (and this is correct), so return it. For the main function, return a '0'.

2) make functions instead of codeblocks, call the functions instead of 'goto'.

3) make functions instead of codeblocks, call the functions instead of 'goto'.

4) p = p+1 is equivalent to p += 1 is equivalent to p++

5) consider using "#include<string>" instead of "#include<cstring>"

my beginner brain was just blown...

so instead of having everything under 'main' just make a new block of code? and can u provide and example of a call? do u just use 'cout'?

ur response #4... why did u put that in there?

and 5, what exactly does that mean?

Code:

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#include<iostream>
#include<string>

using namespace std;

void function1( void)
{
  cout<< "this is function 1"<< endl;
}

double function2( double arg)
{
  double result = arg / 2;
  return result;
}

int main( void)
{
 
  cout<< "let's call function1 !"<< endl;

  function1(); // empty argument list since function argument list is declared 'void' (empty)

  double justanumber = 10;

  double result = function2( justanumber);

  return 0; // the return value of main is of an 'int' type

}

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ur response #4... why did u put that in there?

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just to show you the equivalence... replace p by c and you see what the language's name means ;-)

ok so for say, my code, int 'function name', then later just type 'function name()'?? and i understand the arguments, thank you for the reference tho.

Quote:

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int 'function name', then later just type 'function name()'

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the 'int' depends on what the function should return. The function which divides its argument by 2 should return a 'double', so "double function( double arg)" , the function 'function1' does not return anything (or returns a void) and does not take arguments (or a void argument list), so " void function1( void)".

Experiment a little....

i would experiment if i knew what exactly i was doing. i see you've defined me some function types, but when i went and put in GameStart() instead of GameStart:, my switch said that GameStart was not defined in this section or something like that... also i would like to know why goto's are so looked down upon?

and then i'd like to solve my string problem(more than fix my goto "problem".

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i would experiment if i knew what exactly i was doing

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Isn't that a contradiction in itself? Try to write minimal functionality, start with just one function generating screen output, then bit by bit constructing your program. Start from the top: write in 'main' your program in a sort of pseudo-code, this will show the functions you will need. Then write a first function, compile and test. And so forth... step by step you will learn more on functions etc.
Give it a try, and post your try-outs online.

i'll attempt function AFTER my string/array problem is fixed...

Your mostly unindented goto-riddled using code is giving everyone headaches.
I'll bet you they would be able to help you better if you got rid of the goto and used functions/loops instead.

1. i rly don't understand why goto's are so difficult, or confusing. WHY?
2.I don't doubt ur not suppose to use goto's but i'm not able to do it any other way...

so if u wanna explain exactly how i would make a new function, and then refernce/call it. i'd love to do that, but i dunno the syntax of any of it.

1) Because you can jump all over the place, forth and back, back and forth. It boggles the mind. Leave that code for some time and come back to it. I bet you'll be confused. Goto really has no restrictions on how it can jump or where. On other other hand, calling a function, you know where it's going to end up and what it's going to do. And loops are restricted so you know exactly where they will start and end.
2) Functions are one of the first things you will learn. I do suggest you get a good book or tutorial and study it. But for reference, here is how to make a function:

return_type function_name(argument_type argument_name, etc)
{
/* Code goes here */
}

Calling a function is as simple as typing the name of the function and (), so for example:
function_name();
Would call the function above.

To properly use a function, you must also have a prototype. A prototype is simply the first part of the function (before the {) and put a ; afterwards. So the prototype for the above function would be:

return_type function_name(argument_type argument_name, etc);

These go into header files or at the top of your source file. The prototypes tell the compiler what kind of function it is, what arguments it takes and what it returns.

Each function needs a return type. The type depends on what you need it to return. There are many types - integral ones such as int, long, short, etc. Floating ones - short, double and characters - char.

There's a lot that could be explained, but it's just easier if you get a book or find a tutorial.

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Originally Posted by thisisurlife08

1. i rly don't understand why goto's are so difficult, or confusing. WHY?

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Because it's not structured. Any goto can go anywhere - in your case, you are jumping back and forth in several places. Multiple gotos in the same function that go to more than two labels is typical for "spaghetti programming" - where if you draw lines from the goto to the label it applies to, the drawing looks a bit like a plate of spaghetti [a bit mess].

goto's are acceptable in special circumstances, typically when you have a function where "things can fail and cleanup is needed", such as:

Code:

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int func()
{
  FILE *f1, *f2;
 
  f1 = fopen("somefile", "r");
  if (f1 == NULL)
  {
      printf("could not open file somefile\n");
      return -1;
    }
  f2 = fopen("otherfile", "r");
  if (f2 == NULL)
  {
      printf("could not open file somefile\n");
      goto ErrorExit;
  }
  ...
  if (/*some error happened, eg bad file content*/ )
  {
      goto ErrorExit;
  }
  ...

  close(f1);
  close(f2);
  return 0;
   
ErrorExit:
  close(f2);
  return -1;
}

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[/quote]

2.I don't doubt ur not suppose to use goto's but i'm not able to do it any other way...

so if u wanna explain exactly how i would make a new function, and then refernce/call it. i'd love to do that, but i dunno the syntax of any of it.[/QUOTE]


If you are referring to this:

Code:

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switch ( menuchoice ) //Allows For Menu Option Selection
  {
  case 1:
    goto GameStart;
    break;
  case 2:
    goto HelpAndGuide;
    break;
  case 3:
    exit(0);
    break;
  default:
    goto GameStart;
    break;
  }

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Then I would suggest that GameStart, HelpAndGuide should be made functions instead of "subroutines called by goto".

Within the GameStart function, you should use a suitable loop to replace the PlayerInput label and related goto.

--
Mats

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2) Functions are one of the first things you will learn. I do suggest you get a good book or tutorial and study it. But for reference, here is how to make a function:

Code:

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return_type function_name(argument_type argument_name, etc)
{
/* Code goes here */
}

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As I wrote earlier.. just a small extra suggestion (compare with my "function2" which simply divides by 2):

Code:

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return_type  function_name(  argument_type argument_name, etc )
{
    /* Code goes here */
    return variable_of_return_type;
}

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This is how functions with a void argument list (a function which doesn't take arguments) are called:

Code:

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switch ( menuchoice ) //Allows For Menu Option Selection
  {
  case 1:
    GameStart();
    break;
  case 2:
    HelpAndGuide();
    break;
  case 3:
    exit(0);
    break;
  default:
    GameStart();
    break;
  }

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ok so the prototype of the function needs to be made, and then it has to be called? is that it or are there 3 parts to the function.

cuz i thought i did it right once and it didn't work.

A prototype only tells the compiler the function exists. Therefore the prototype and the real function (the definition) needs to match.
Then you call the real function. IF there's no prototype, the compiler doesn't know the function exists and barks instead.

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
 int strikes=0; // to tell the plyers how many wrong guesses
 int wordlength; //to tell plyers how long the word is
 char guess; //what the players will be defining to play the game
 string gameword; //the designated word from the leader
 string decision; //string for type of guessing
 string answer; //reference to the answer for the player's guess
 string lost; //choice by player to play again
 int menuchoice; //what type of meanu they want
 string success; //to decide if guessed letter is present
 string name; //Players Name
 string players; //If theres more players
 int p; //number of players
 int lives=10; //number of lives player has
 char astring[30]="-";

 system("cls");
 cout<<"Choose A Number.\n"; //Displays Menu Text
 cout<<"1. Play Game\n";
 cout<<"2. Help and Guide\n";
 cout<<"3. Exit\n";
 cout<<"Choice:";
 cin>>menuchoice;
switch ( menuchoice ) //Allows For Menu Option Selection
  {
  case 1:
    GameStart();
    break;
  case 2:
    HelpAndGuide();
    break;
  case 3:
    exit(0);
    break;
  default:
    GameStart();
    break;
  }

int GameStart();
{ //Labels The Game's Start
cin.get();
 system("cls");
p=1;
int PlayerNames();
{ //Labels Area For Player Identification
cout<<"Enter Your Name Here:";
cin>>name;
cout<<"Welcome "<<name<<"!!\nYou Are Player Number"<<p<<"\n";
cout<<"More Players?'y/n'"; //Allows For Multiple Player Notification
cin>>players;
if (players=="y")
{
    p=p+1;
    PlayerNames();
}
else if(players=="n")
{
    system("cls");
    cout<<"The Number Of Players Is "<<p<<"\n";
    cout<<"Designate A Leader Of This Game Now.\n"; //Tells Players To Choose A Leader
}
}
cin.get();
  cout<<"For Game Leader:\nEnter Game Word Here:";
  getline(cin,gameword,'\n'); //leader of game enters the word of the game here
  system("cls");
  wordlength=gameword.length(); //stores the length of the word into "wordlength"
    if( wordlength>25)
    {
    cout<<"The Word You Entered Was Too Long For This Game\n";
    cout<<"Please Try Another Word."; //checks to see if word will fit in the string allowed
    }
    else
    {
    cout<<"CONGRATULATIONS! You Have Chosen A Valid Word\n";
    cout<<"Now You Are Ready To Play The Game\n\n\n"; //tells the leader he/she has chosen a valid word, and it's time to play
    }
  cout<<"\nFor Players:\nThe Game Word Has A Length Of "<<wordlength<<" Letters\n\n"; //reveals the length of the game word to the players

  for (char w=0;w<wordlength;w++)
  {
      cout<<astring;
  }
 int PlayerInput();
 { //Designates Time Of Game For Player Interaction
  cout<<"\n\nWhat Would You Like To Do?\n";
  cout<<"Type 'Answer' To Try And Guess The Word Or Type 'Turn' To Guess A Letter.";//Asks Player To Try Choose Between Guessing A Letter Or The Word
  cin>>decision;
    if (decision=="turn")//Goes Here If Player Wants To Guess Letters
    {
      system("cls");
      cout<<"Type Your Single Letter Guess Here:";
      cin>>guess;
      success="n";
      for(int i = 0; i < wordlength; i++)//Checks For Players Guess Validity
      {
        if(gameword[i] == guess)
        {
            success="y";
          cout<<"Letter "<<guess<<" Is In Position "<<i+1<<" In The Game Word\n\n";//Displays Location Of Valid Guess
              astring[i]=guess;
              for(int i = 0; i < wordlength; i++)
              {
                    if (astring[i]==guess)
                    {
                        cout<<astring;
                        if (astring==gameword)
                        {
                            goto Win;
                        }

                    }
                    /*if(astring[i]==guess)
                    {
                    cout<<astring;
                    }
                    if (astring[i]!=guess)
                    {
                        cout<<" ";
                    }*/
              }

        }
      }

    if (success=="n")
    {
          cout<<"Sorry, The Letter You Have Guessed Was Incorrect.\n";//Tells Player Their Guess Was Not In The Word
          strikes=strikes+1;
          cout<<"Lives Remaining "<<lives-strikes<<"\n";//Takes Away Srikes From Total Initial Lives
          if(strikes==lives)//Check For Loss
          {
              cout<<"YOU HAVE LOST!\nTry Again?'y/n'";//Reveals Loss
              cin>>lost;
              if (lost=="y")
              {
                main(); //Goes To Beginning of Game, If Chosen
              }
            else
            {
                exit(0);
            }
          }
    }
    }
    else if (decision=="answer")//Goes Here If Player Wants To Guess The Word
    {
      system("cls");
      cout<<"What Do You Think The Answer Is?";//Asks Player For The Guess Of What The Word Is
      cin>>answer;
      if( answer==gameword)
      {
          Win:
          system("cls");
          cout<<"CONGRATULATIONS! You Have Found The Word!\nYou Are Now The Game Leader!\n\n\n";//Reveals Victory
          cout<<"Hit Enter To Start New Game";
          cin.get();
          GameStart();
      }
      else
      {
          cout<<"Sorry, The Word You Have Guessed Was Incorrect.\n";
          strikes=strikes+2;
          cout<<"Lives Remaining "<<lives-strikes<<"\n";
          if(strikes==lives)
          {
              cout<<"YOU HAVE LOST!\nTry Again?'y/n'";
              cin>>lost;
              if (lost=="y")
              {
                GameStart();
              }
              else
              {
                exit(0);
              }
          }
      }
    }
    }
}
PlayerInput();
int HelpAndGuide();//Goes Here From 2nd Menu Selection And Provides Game Information
system("cls");
cout<<"This Is The Consol Version Of HangMan!\n";
cout<<"You Have A Space Of 25 Letters For The Game Word.\n";
cout<<"When Playing This Game And Taking Guesses, A Wrong Guess Will Result\nIn A Strike.\n";
cout<<"Also When Guessing Letters, The Letter You Type As Your Guess Will.\n";
cout<<"Result In A Number Or Numbers Of Position(s) That The Letter Is.\n";
cout<<"That Number Is A Reference To The Location Inside The Game Word.\n";
cout<<"You Have 10 Chances, Including Both Letter Guesses And Full Word Guesses.\n";
cout<<"Letter Guesses Are Worth 1 Life\n While Word Guesses Are Worth 2 Lives.\n";
cout<<"After 10 Chances Are Gone, You Will Lose.\n";
cout<<"When Typeing Anything In This Game, Type Exclusively In Lowercase.\n\n\n\n\n";
cout<<"Hit Enter";
cin.get();
GameStart();

cin.get();
}

---

that's what i've done... is it the right idea? cuz it doesn't work right.

Main is just a function, like all others. It simply is the only one called for the execution. So do not define all your functions in main, but they are separate functions. The call happens in main (or in other functions when you want to nest them).
Try again...

Code:

---

#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
        int strikes=0; // to tell the plyers how many wrong guesses
        int wordlength; //to tell plyers how long the word is
        char guess; //what the players will be defining to play the game
        string gameword; //the designated word from the leader
        string decision; //string for type of guessing
        string answer; //reference to the answer for the player's guess
        string lost; //choice by player to play again
        int menuchoice; //what type of meanu they want
        string success; //to decide if guessed letter is present
        string name; //Players Name
        string players; //If theres more players
        int p; //number of players
        int lives=10; //number of lives player has
        char astring[30]="-";

        system("cls");
        cout<<"Choose A Number.\n"; //Displays Menu Text
        cout<<"1. Play Game\n";
        cout<<"2. Help and Guide\n";
        cout<<"3. Exit\n";
        cout<<"Choice:";
        cin>>menuchoice;
        switch ( menuchoice ) //Allows For Menu Option Selection
        {
        case 1:
                GameStart();
                break;
        case 2:
                HelpAndGuide();
                break;
        case 3:
                exit(0);
                break;
        default:
                GameStart();
                break;
        }

        int GameStart();
        { //Labels The Game's Start
                cin.get();
                system("cls");
                p=1;
                int PlayerNames();
                { //Labels Area For Player Identification
                        cout<<"Enter Your Name Here:";
                        cin>>name;
                        cout<<"Welcome "<<name<<"!!\nYou Are Player Number"<<p<<"\n";
                        cout<<"More Players?'y/n'"; //Allows For Multiple Player Notification
                        cin>>players;
                        if (players=="y")
                        {
                                p=p+1;
                                PlayerNames();
                        }
                        else if(players=="n")
                        {
                                system("cls");
                                cout<<"The Number Of Players Is "<<p<<"\n";
                                cout<<"Designate A Leader Of This Game Now.\n"; //Tells Players To Choose A Leader
                        }
                }
                cin.get();
                cout<<"For Game Leader:\nEnter Game Word Here:";
                getline(cin,gameword,'\n'); //leader of game enters the word of the game here
                system("cls");
                wordlength=gameword.length(); //stores the length of the word into "wordlength"
                if( wordlength>25)
                {
                        cout<<"The Word You Entered Was Too Long For This Game\n";
                        cout<<"Please Try Another Word."; //checks to see if word will fit in the string allowed
                }
                else
                {
                        cout<<"CONGRATULATIONS! You Have Chosen A Valid Word\n";
                        cout<<"Now You Are Ready To Play The Game\n\n\n"; //tells the leader he/she has chosen a valid word, and it's time to play
                }
                cout<<"\nFor Players:\nThe Game Word Has A Length Of "<<wordlength<<" Letters\n\n"; //reveals the length of the game word to the players

                for (char w=0;w<wordlength;w++)
                {
                        cout<<astring;
                }
                int PlayerInput();
                { //Designates Time Of Game For Player Interaction
                        cout<<"\n\nWhat Would You Like To Do?\n";
                        cout<<"Type 'Answer' To Try And Guess The Word Or Type 'Turn' To Guess A Letter.";//Asks Player To Try Choose Between Guessing A Letter Or The Word
                        cin>>decision;
                        if (decision=="turn")//Goes Here If Player Wants To Guess Letters
                        {
                                system("cls");
                                cout<<"Type Your Single Letter Guess Here:";
                                cin>>guess;
                                success="n";
                                for(int i = 0; i < wordlength; i++)//Checks For Players Guess Validity
                                {
                                        if(gameword[i] == guess)
                                        {
                                                success="y";
                                                cout<<"Letter "<<guess<<" Is In Position "<<i+1<<" In The Game Word\n\n";//Displays Location Of Valid Guess
                                                astring[i]=guess;
                                                for(int i = 0; i < wordlength; i++)
                                                {
                                                        if (astring[i]==guess)
                                                        {
                                                                cout<<astring;
                                                                if (astring==gameword)
                                                                {
                                                                        goto Win;
                                                                }

                                                        }
                                                        /*if(astring[i]==guess)
                                                        {
                                                        cout<<astring;
                                                        }
                                                        if (astring[i]!=guess)
                                                        {
                                                        cout<<" ";
                                                        }*/
                                                }

                                        }
                                }

                                if (success=="n")
                                {
                                        cout<<"Sorry, The Letter You Have Guessed Was Incorrect.\n";//Tells Player Their Guess Was Not In The Word
                                        strikes=strikes+1;
                                        cout<<"Lives Remaining "<<lives-strikes<<"\n";//Takes Away Srikes From Total Initial Lives
                                        if(strikes==lives)//Check For Loss
                                        {
                                                cout<<"YOU HAVE LOST!\nTry Again?'y/n'";//Reveals Loss
                                                cin>>lost;
                                                if (lost=="y")
                                                {
                                                        main(); //Goes To Beginning of Game, If Chosen
                                                }
                                                else
                                                {
                                                        exit(0);
                                                }
                                        }
                                }
                        }
                        else if (decision=="answer")//Goes Here If Player Wants To Guess The Word
                        {
                                system("cls");
                                cout<<"What Do You Think The Answer Is?";//Asks Player For The Guess Of What The Word Is
                                cin>>answer;
                                if( answer==gameword)
                                {
Win:
                                        system("cls");
                                        cout<<"CONGRATULATIONS! You Have Found The Word!\nYou Are Now The Game Leader!\n\n\n";//Reveals Victory
                                        cout<<"Hit Enter To Start New Game";
                                        cin.get();
                                        GameStart();
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                        cout<<"Sorry, The Word You Have Guessed Was Incorrect.\n";
                                        strikes=strikes+2;
                                        cout<<"Lives Remaining "<<lives-strikes<<"\n";
                                        if(strikes==lives)
                                        {
                                                cout<<"YOU HAVE LOST!\nTry Again?'y/n'";
                                                cin>>lost;
                                                if (lost=="y")
                                                {
                                                        GameStart();
                                                }
                                                else
                                                {
                                                        exit(0);
                                                }
                                        }
                                }
                        }
                }
        }
        PlayerInput();
        int HelpAndGuide();//Goes Here From 2nd Menu Selection And Provides Game Information
        system("cls");
        cout<<"This Is The Consol Version Of HangMan!\n";
        cout<<"You Have A Space Of 25 Letters For The Game Word.\n";
        cout<<"When Playing This Game And Taking Guesses, A Wrong Guess Will Result\nIn A Strike.\n";
        cout<<"Also When Guessing Letters, The Letter You Type As Your Guess Will.\n";
        cout<<"Result In A Number Or Numbers Of Position(s) That The Letter Is.\n";
        cout<<"That Number Is A Reference To The Location Inside The Game Word.\n";
        cout<<"You Have 10 Chances, Including Both Letter Guesses And Full Word Guesses.\n";
        cout<<"Letter Guesses Are Worth 1 Life\n While Word Guesses Are Worth 2 Lives.\n";
        cout<<"After 10 Chances Are Gone, You Will Lose.\n";
        cout<<"When Typeing Anything In This Game, Type Exclusively In Lowercase.\n\n\n\n\n";
        cout<<"Hit Enter";
        cin.get();
        GameStart();

        cin.get();
}

---

I had to fix that horrible indentation. It's making it hard to read.
Try following this example when writing code in the future.
Also remember that each function is a separate code block - they are not related to each and cannot appear inside each other.

yea i understand from the errors generated that the function can't be in another function... but i just don't understand go i'm suppose to do what i wanna do with functions... cuz at the top i call gamestart, but game start isn't defined till after that.

Like everyone has been telling you:

Code:

---

int GameStart();

int main()
{
        int strikes=0; // to tell the plyers how many wrong guesses
        int wordlength; //to tell plyers how long the word is
        char guess; //what the players will be defining to play the game
        string gameword; //the designated word from the leader
        string decision; //string for type of guessing
        string answer; //reference to the answer for the player's guess
        string lost; //choice by player to play again
        int menuchoice; //what type of meanu they want
        string success; //to decide if guessed letter is present
        string name; //Players Name
        string players; //If theres more players
        int p; //number of players
        int lives=10; //number of lives player has
        char astring[30]="-";

        system("cls");
        cout<<"Choose A Number.\n"; //Displays Menu Text
        cout<<"1. Play Game\n";
        cout<<"2. Help and Guide\n";
        cout<<"3. Exit\n";
        cout<<"Choice:";
        cin>>menuchoice;
        switch ( menuchoice ) //Allows For Menu Option Selection
        {
        case 1:
                GameStart();
                break;
        case 2:
                HelpAndGuide();
                break;
        case 3:
                exit(0);
                break;
        default:
                GameStart();
                break;
        }
}

int GameStart()
{

---

You can't go on like this, you know... If you haven't learned functions, it's obvious you lack a lot of basics. You need a book. Do not proceed until you know the basics. It will confuse and you will get nowhere.
C++ is not for beginners.

it's not exactly that i'm a beginner, i'm fairly new to c++ programming. but i just kept getting responses on what to type just not the positioning of each.

That's why you should get a book.
You may not be a beginner at something else, but in C++, you are and C++ is mostly a low level language that requires a solid understanding to use.
You will do yourself a favour to get a good book. Trust in that. When you read one, you will understand so much more.
Why need to struggle so much because you don't understand? If you properly learn the basics, you won't have that problem anymore!

I'm not the only one who will tell you that. Pretty much all around here has ready one or two books about C/C++ to learn it.

ouchies you guys are rough... confusing the poor lad.

Code:

---

#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>

using namespace std;

int GameStart();
int PlayerInput();
int HelpAndGuide();
int PlayerNames();
int main()
{
        int menuchoice; //what type of meanu they want

        system("cls");
        cout<<"Choose A Number.\n"; //Displays Menu Text
        cout<<"1. Play Game\n";
        cout<<"2. Help and Guide\n";
        cout<<"3. Exit\n";
        cout<<"Choice:";
        cin>>menuchoice;
        switch ( menuchoice ) //Allows For Menu Option Selection
        {
        case 1:
                GameStart();
                break;
        case 2:
                HelpAndGuide();
                break;
        case 3:
                exit(0);
                break;
        default:
                GameStart();
                break;
        }
}
        int GameStart() //Labels The Game's Start
        {
                cin.get();
                system("cls");

        string name; //Players Name
        string players; //If theres more players

                        cout<<"Enter Your Name Here:";
                        cin>>name;
                        cout<<"Welcome "<<name<<"!!\n";
                        cout<<"More Players?'y/n'"; //Allows For Multiple Player Notification
                        cin>>players;
                        if (players=="y")
                        {
                                GameStart();
                        }
                        else if(players=="n")
                        {
                                system("cls");
                                cout<<"Designate A Leader Of This Game Now.\n\n"; //Tells Players To Choose A Leader
                        }

                cin.get();
                PlayerInput();
        }
        int PlayerInput() //Designates Time Of Game For Player Interaction
                {
                string decision; //string for type of guessing
        char guess; //what the players will be defining to play the game
        string success; //to decide if guessed letter is present
        string gameword; //the designated word from the leader
        int wordlength; //to tell plyers how long the word is
        char astring[30]="-";
        int strikes=0; // to tell the plyers how many wrong guesses
        string lost; //choice by player to play again
        int lives=10; //number of lives player has
        string answer; //reference to the answer for the player's guess

                cout<<"For Game Leader:\nEnter Game Word Here:";
                getline(cin,gameword,'\n'); //leader of game enters the word of the game here
                system("cls");
                wordlength=gameword.length(); //stores the length of the word into "wordlength"
                if( wordlength>25)
                {
                        cout<<"The Word You Entered Was Too Long For This Game\n";
                        cout<<"Please Try Another Word."; //checks to see if word will fit in the string allowed
                }
                else
                {
                        cout<<"CONGRATULATIONS! You Have Chosen A Valid Word\n";
                        cout<<"Now You Are Ready To Play The Game\n\n\n"; //tells the leader he/she has chosen a valid word, and it's time to play
                }
                cout<<"\nFor Players:\nThe Game Word Has A Length Of "<<wordlength<<" Letters\n\n"; //reveals the length of the game word to the players

                for (char w=0;w<wordlength;w++)
                {
                        cout<<astring;
                }

                        cout<<"\n\nWhat Would You Like To Do?\n";
                        cout<<"Type 'Answer' To Try And Guess The Word Or Type 'Turn' To Guess A Letter.";//Asks Player To Try Choose Between Guessing A Letter Or The Word
                        cin>>decision;
                        if (decision=="turn")//Goes Here If Player Wants To Guess Letters
                        {
                                system("cls");
                                cout<<"Type Your Single Letter Guess Here:";
                                cin>>guess;
                                success="n";
                                for(int i = 0; i < wordlength; i++)//Checks For Players Guess Validity
                                {
                                        if(gameword[i] == guess)
                                        {
                                                success="y";
                                                cout<<"Letter "<<guess<<" Is In Position "<<i+1<<" In The Game Word\n\n";//Displays Location Of Valid Guess
                                                for(int i = 0; i < wordlength; i++)
                                                {
                                                        if (astring[i]==guess)
                                                        {
                                                                cout<<astring;
                                                                if (astring==gameword)
                                                                {
                                                                        goto Win;
                                                                }

                                                        }
                                                        /*if(astring[i]==guess)
                                                        {
                                                        cout<<astring;
                                                        }
                                                        if (astring[i]!=guess)
                                                        {
                                                        cout<<" ";
                                                        }*/
                                                }

                                        }
                                }

                                if (success=="n")
                                {
                                        cout<<"Sorry, The Letter You Have Guessed Was Incorrect.\n";//Tells Player Their Guess Was Not In The Word
                                        strikes=strikes+1;
                                        cout<<"Lives Remaining "<<lives-strikes<<"\n";//Takes Away Srikes From Total Initial Lives
                                        if(strikes==lives)//Check For Loss
                                        {
                                                cout<<"YOU HAVE LOST!\nTry Again?'y/n'";//Reveals Loss
                                                cin>>lost;
                                                if (lost=="y")
                                                {
                                                        main(); //Goes To Beginning of Game, If Chosen
                                                }
                                                else
                                                {
                                                        exit(0);
                                                }
                                        }
                                }
                        }
                        else if (decision=="answer")//Goes Here If Player Wants To Guess The Word
                        {
                                system("cls");
                                cout<<"What Do You Think The Answer Is?";//Asks Player For The Guess Of What The Word Is
                                cin>>answer;
                                if( answer==gameword)
                                {
Win:
                                        system("cls");
                                        cout<<"CONGRATULATIONS! You Have Found The Word!\nYou Are Now The Game Leader!\n\n\n";//Reveals Victory
                                        cout<<"Hit Enter To Start New Game";
                                        cin.get();
                                        GameStart();
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                        cout<<"Sorry, The Word You Have Guessed Was Incorrect.\n";
                                        strikes=strikes+2;
                                        cout<<"Lives Remaining "<<lives-strikes<<"\n";
                                        if(strikes==lives)
                                        {
                                                cout<<"YOU HAVE LOST!\nTry Again?'y/n'";
                                                cin>>lost;
                                                if (lost=="y")
                                                {
                                                        GameStart();
                                                }
                                                else
                                                {
                                                        exit(0);
                                                }
                                        }
                                }
                        }

        PlayerInput();
                }
        int HelpAndGuide() //Goes Here From 2nd Menu Selection And Provides Game Information
        {
        system("cls");
        cout<<"This Is The Consol Version Of HangMan!\n";
        cout<<"You Have A Space Of 25 Letters For The Game Word.\n";
        cout<<"When Playing This Game And Taking Guesses, A Wrong Guess Will Result\nIn A Strike.\n";
        cout<<"Also When Guessing Letters, The Letter You Type As Your Guess Will.\n";
        cout<<"Result In A Number Or Numbers Of Position(s) That The Letter Is.\n";
        cout<<"That Number Is A Reference To The Location Inside The Game Word.\n";
        cout<<"You Have 10 Chances, Including Both Letter Guesses And Full Word Guesses.\n";
        cout<<"Letter Guesses Are Worth 1 Life\n While Word Guesses Are Worth 2 Lives.\n";
        cout<<"After 10 Chances Are Gone, You Will Lose.\n";
        cout<<"When Typeing Anything In This Game, Type Exclusively In Lowercase.\n\n\n\n\n";
        cout<<"Hit Enter";
        cin.get();
        GameStart();

        cin.get();
    }

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OK, functions are working!

but if you would copy and run that, it doesn't work on the "turn" decision to guess a letter, instead it jumps back out to the "Congratulations..." blah blah... i'm working on it as well, i'd like to see what u find b4 i can tho.

I think they got you in a pickle by telling you to use functions :eek:

You better hide or they might start badgering you again. :D

You have a bad case of what they call function recursion where unfortunately one of your functions keeps calling itself over and over.. that being your PlayerInput() function.

Code:

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int PlayerInput()
{
  ... All your guess game logic, etc.

  PlayerInput();  <-- Calls itself, which is not equivalent to the GOTO:LABEL system.  In this case any of the stuff you setup (Gameword, astring, etc.) are lost [ERASED! :devil:], which I'm sure among some other minor things will make things very unpleasant for you.
}


---

They are also going to say you shouldn't call the Main() function in your code. But, mostly.. unfortunately you have a lot of functions within functions within functions (a circular logic) that will really make things difficult for you to manage. I think they confused you by telling you to use functions.:rolleyes:

Quote:

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Originally Posted by HyperShadow

They are also going to say you shouldn't call the Main() function in your code. But, mostly.. unfortunately you have a lot of functions within functions within functions (a circular logic) that will really make things difficult for you to manage. I think they confused you by telling you to use functions.:rolleyes:

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Not hard at all. If you need to call the code in main, break out that code into its own function and call that instead of main.
And functions are basics, really. Everyone should know them, and if not, then they really should go back to the book because you won't get anywhere without functions.

Functions are easy once you know how to use them, but don't you remember the n00blet days? For about a year I included #include <iostream> in my console projects just because my teacher told me to :D. One can write a perfectly good program with no functions at all and then afterwards use the finished program and start tweaking it to learn the basic concepts of programming. (replace the code with functions, classes, etc) You guys are sending the poor lad into a maze with no map he might get lost and never find his way back out.

(If his brain explodes, it wasn't me ;))

I think at the current stage thisisurlife08 is at, you should know functions.
Otherwise you shouldn't tackle such large projects.
If you don't know them... well, step back, read about them, practice, then continue.
C++ isn't a beginner's game.

Quote:

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You guys are sending the poor lad into a maze with no map he might get lost and never find his way back out.

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That happened the moment thisisurlife08 used goto. Aside from a few special cases, goto is a maze with no map in which you will get lost and never find your way back out.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by laserlight

That happened the moment thisisurlife08 used goto. Aside from a few special cases, goto is a maze with no map in which you will get lost and never find your way back out.

---

Ha! Well played. :D

see the only problem with what ur saying is that i understand goto's much more than functions, i do NOW understand functions, alot more than i did say 2 days ago... but... functions have cause my game to now not work... and it frustrating...

But your gotos would like have made it even more difficult to write your program in the end.
You will face a lot of situations with frustration. Programming isn't easy.

never really expected it too, that's what college is for...

but why does my program restart after inputing a value for guess... i don't see where it gets confused. and why it goes back to there...

i saw hypershadow saying that a function calling itself isn't the equivalent to a goto... then how do u have a function work properly without it calling itself?

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>

using namespace std;

int GameStart();
int PlayerInput();
int HelpAndGuide();
int PlayerNames();
int main()
{
        int menuchoice; //what type of meanu they want

        system("cls");
        cout<<"Choose A Number.\n"; //Displays Menu Text
        cout<<"1. Play Game\n";
        cout<<"2. Help and Guide\n";
        cout<<"3. Exit\n";
        cout<<"Choice:";
        cin>>menuchoice;
        switch ( menuchoice ) //Allows For Menu Option Selection
        {
        case 1:
                GameStart();
                break;
        case 2:
                HelpAndGuide();
                break;
        case 3:
                exit(0);
                break;
        default:
                GameStart();
                break;
        }
}
        int GameStart() //Labels The Game's Start
        {
                cin.get();
                system("cls");

        string name; //Players Name
        string players; //If theres more players

                        cout<<"Enter Your Name Here:";
                        cin>>name;
                        cout<<"Welcome "<<name<<"!!\n";
                        cout<<"More Players?'y/n'"; //Allows For Multiple Player Notification
                        cin>>players;
                        if (players=="y")
                        {
                                GameStart();
                        }
                        else if(players=="n")
                        {
                                system("cls");
                                cout<<"Designate A Leader Of This Game Now.\n\n"; //Tells Players To Choose A Leader
                        }

                cin.get();
                PlayerInput();
        }
        int PlayerInput() //Designates Time Of Game For Player Interaction
                {
                string decision; //string for type of guessing
        char guess; //what the players will be defining to play the game
        string success; //to decide if guessed letter is present
        string gameword; //the designated word from the leader
        int wordlength; //to tell plyers how long the word is
        char astring[30]="-";
        int strikes=0; // to tell the plyers how many wrong guesses
        string lost; //choice by player to play again
        int lives=10; //number of lives player has
        string answer; //reference to the answer for the player's guess

                cout<<"For Game Leader:\nEnter Game Word Here:";
                getline(cin,gameword,'\n'); //leader of game enters the word of the game here
                system("cls");
                wordlength=gameword.length(); //stores the length of the word into "wordlength"
                if( wordlength>25)
                {
                        cout<<"The Word You Entered Was Too Long For This Game\n";
                        cout<<"Please Try Another Word."; //checks to see if word will fit in the string allowed
                }
                else
                {
                        cout<<"CONGRATULATIONS! You Have Chosen A Valid Word\n";
                        cout<<"Now You Are Ready To Play The Game\n\n\n"; //tells the leader he/she has chosen a valid word, and it's time to play
                }
                cout<<"\nFor Players:\nThe Game Word Has A Length Of "<<wordlength<<" Letters\n\n"; //reveals the length of the game word to the players

                for (char w=0;w<wordlength;w++)
                {
                        cout<<astring;
                }
Turn:
                        cout<<"\n\nWhat Would You Like To Do?\n";
                        cout<<"Type 'Answer' To Try And Guess The Word Or Type 'Turn' To Guess A Letter.";//Asks Player To Try Choose Between Guessing A Letter Or The Word
                        cin>>decision;
                        if (decision=="turn")//Goes Here If Player Wants To Guess Letters
                        {
                                system("cls");
                                cout<<"Type Your Single Letter Guess Here:";
                                cin>>guess;
                                success="n";
                                for(int i = 0; i < wordlength; i++)//Checks For Players Guess Validity
                                {
                                        if(gameword[i] == guess)
                                        {
                                                success="y";
                                                cout<<"Letter "<<guess<<" Is In Position "<<i+1<<" In The Game Word\n\n";//Displays Location Of Valid Guess
                                                for(int i = 0; i < wordlength; i++)
                                                {
                                                        if (astring[i]==guess)
                                                        {
                                                                cout<<astring;
                                                                if (astring==gameword)
                                                                {
                                                                        goto Win;
                                                                }

                                                        }
                                                        /*if(astring[i]==guess)
                                                        {
                                                        cout<<astring;
                                                        }
                                                        if (astring[i]!=guess)
                                                        {
                                                        cout<<" ";
                                                        }*/
                                                }

                                        }
                                }

                                if (success=="n")
                                {
                                        cout<<"Sorry, The Letter You Have Guessed Was Incorrect.\n";//Tells Player Their Guess Was Not In The Word
                                        strikes=strikes+1;
                                        cout<<"Lives Remaining "<<lives-strikes<<"\n";//Takes Away Srikes From Total Initial Lives
                                        if(strikes==lives)//Check For Loss
                                        {
                                                cout<<"YOU HAVE LOST!\nTry Again?'y/n'";//Reveals Loss
                                                cin>>lost;
                                                if (lost=="y")
                                                {
                                                        main(); //Goes To Beginning of Game, If Chosen
                                                }
                                                else
                                                {
                                                        exit(0);
                                                }
                                        }
                                }
                        }
                        else if (decision=="answer")//Goes Here If Player Wants To Guess The Word
                        {
                                system("cls");
                                cout<<"What Do You Think The Answer Is?";//Asks Player For The Guess Of What The Word Is
                                cin>>answer;
                                if( answer==gameword)
                                {
Win:
                                        system("cls");
                                        cout<<"CONGRATULATIONS! You Have Found The Word!\nYou Are Now The Game Leader!\n\n\n";//Reveals Victory
                                        cout<<"Hit Enter To Start New Game";
                                        cin.get();
                                        GameStart();
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                        cout<<"Sorry, The Word You Have Guessed Was Incorrect.\n";
                                        strikes=strikes+2;
                                        cout<<"Lives Remaining "<<lives-strikes<<"\n";
                                        if(strikes==lives)
                                        {
                                                cout<<"YOU HAVE LOST!\nTry Again?'y/n'";
                                                cin>>lost;
                                                if (lost=="y")
                                                {
                                                        GameStart();
                                                }
                                                else
                                                {
                                                        exit(0);
                                                }
                                        }
                                }
                        }
    goto Turn;
                }
        int HelpAndGuide() //Goes Here From 2nd Menu Selection And Provides Game Information
        {
        system("cls");
        cout<<"This Is The Consol Version Of HangMan!\n";
        cout<<"You Have A Space Of 25 Letters For The Game Word.\n";
        cout<<"When Playing This Game And Taking Guesses, A Wrong Guess Will Result\nIn A Strike.\n";
        cout<<"Also When Guessing Letters, The Letter You Type As Your Guess Will.\n";
        cout<<"Result In A Number Or Numbers Of Position(s) That The Letter Is.\n";
        cout<<"That Number Is A Reference To The Location Inside The Game Word.\n";
        cout<<"You Have 10 Chances, Including Both Letter Guesses And Full Word Guesses.\n";
        cout<<"Letter Guesses Are Worth 1 Life\n While Word Guesses Are Worth 2 Lives.\n";
        cout<<"After 10 Chances Are Gone, You Will Lose.\n";
        cout<<"When Typeing Anything In This Game, Type Exclusively In Lowercase.\n\n\n\n\n";
        cout<<"Hit Enter";
        cin.get();
        GameStart();

        cin.get();
    }

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this is what i've implemented, i now have a small number of 2 goto's(i believe, i know i have 2 labels) it works so far, and i think i'm going to be done with it? unless you have a better way of doing it.

now, my training has be non-formal, and is 95&#37; off this website(cprogramming.com, and this forum), plus my dad helps me occasionally. i have also read ONLY ONCE EACH, the tutorials up to typecasting. i wanted to see my abilities from that, and go from there. by no means do i call my self experienced with this language, but i feel good with what i've accomplished in just a few days of learning.

Sweet! Did yah get it working?
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then how do u have a function work properly without it calling itself?

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Yeah, if you have a situation where you feel like your function needs to call itself then you probably want a loop around that code. I copied a bunch of your older code and added in loops so you can see what I'm talking about. Basically, it removes the parts where a function calls itself and the LABEL/GOTO's with a loop. I highlighted so you can spot them real quick without having to re-read your code.

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

using namespace std;

int GameStart();
//int PlayerInput();
int HelpAndGuide();
//int PlayerNames();

int main()
{
  int  menuChoice = 0; //what type of meanu they want
  bool  exitGame  = false;

  while(exitGame == false){ // Keep the application going until the user says they are done.
    system("cls");
    cout << "Choose A Number.\n"; //Displays Menu Text
    cout << "1. Play Game\n";
    cout << "2. Help and Guide\n";
    cout << "3. Exit\n";
    cout << "Choice:";
    cin >> menuChoice;
    switch ( menuChoice ) //Allows For Menu Option Selection
    {
    case 1:
      GameStart();
      break;
    case 2:
      HelpAndGuide();
      break;
    case 3:
      exitGame = true;
      break;
    default:
      GameStart();
      break;
    }
  }

  return 0;
}

int GameStart() //Labels The Game's Start
{
  cin.get();
  system("cls");

  //string name;    //Players Name (Replace with an array or list (see vector<> below) so that you can record each players name)

  // This is just an array for holding player names. (ie string playerNames[10]) 
  // The difference between a basic array and this vector<> is this vector has no limit.  It can grow to meet demands. 
  vector<string>  playerNames;        // This will record every player's name currently in the game.
  string          players    = "y";  //If theres more players
  int            playerCount = 0;

  while(players == "y")  // Keep prompting for more names as long as the user keeps replying yes.
  {
    string currName;
    cout << "Player #" << playerCount + 1 << " Enter Your Name Here:";
    cin >> currName;
    playerNames.push_back(currName); // Store the players name in a list so you can remember it.
    cout << "Welcome " << currName << "!!\n";
    cout << "More Players?'y/n'"; //Allows For Multiple Player Notification
    cin >> players;
    playerCount = playerCount + 1; // Increment # of players.
  }

  system("cls");
  cout << "Designate A Leader Of This Game Now.\n\n"; //Tells Players To Choose A Leader

  //if (players=="y")
  //{
  //  GameStart(); // <--- This is a case of that function recursion where a function keeps calling itself over and over.  This behavior replaced with the above while loop.
  //}
  //else if(players=="n")
  //{
  //}

  cin.get();

  // The following is just the code from your PlayerInput() function.
  //PlayerInput(); //Designates Time Of Game For Player Interaction
  string  gameword;          //the designated word from the leader
  int    wordlength  = 0;    //to tell plyers how long the word is
  bool    validWord  = false;
  while(validWord == false) // Keep prompting the leader for a new word until a valid word is entered.
  {
    cout << "For Game Leader:\nEnter Game Word Here:";
    getline(cin, gameword,'\n'); //leader of game enters the word of the game here
    system("cls");
    wordlength = gameword.length(); //stores the length of the word into "wordlength"

    if(wordlength > 25)
    {
      cout << "The Word You Entered Was Too Long For This Game\n";
      cout << "Please Try Another Word."; //checks to see if word will fit in the string allowed
    }
    else
    {
      cout << "CONGRATULATIONS! You Have Chosen A Valid Word\n";
      cout << "Now You Are Ready To Play The Game\n\n\n"; //tells the leader he/she has chosen a valid word, and it's time to play
      validWord = true;
    }
  }

  int    strikes    = 0;    // to tell the plyers how many wrong guesses
  string  lost;              //choice by player to play again
  int    lives      = 10;  //number of lives player has
  string  answer;            //reference to the answer for the player's guess
  string  decision;          //string for type of guessing
  char    guess;              //what the players will be defining to play the game
  string  success;            //to decide if guessed letter is present
  int    currPlayer  = 1;    //signify which players turn it is.
  bool    gameOver    = false;
  //char    astring[30] = "-";  Might as well make this guy a string too... although no problem with using a char array.
  string  astring;

  for(int a = 0; a < wordlength; a++)
  {
    astring = astring + '-';  // Fill the astring with the # of dashes needed (ie wordlength)
  }

  while(gameOver == false){ // Keep going round and round until a player wins or too many strikes, etc.
    cout << "\nFor Players:\nThe Game Word Has A Length Of " << wordlength << " Letters\n\n"; //reveals the length of the game word to the players

    cout << astring; // Display the "hidden word".
    //for (char w=0;w<wordlength;w++)
    //{
    //  cout << astring;
    //}

    cout  << "\n\n(Player #" << currPlayer << ") " << playerNames[currPlayer - 1] << ", What Would You Like To Do?\n";
    cout  << "Type 'Answer' To Try And Guess The Word Or Type 'Turn' To Guess A Letter.";//Asks Player To Try Choose Between Guessing A Letter Or The Word
    cin  >> decision;

    if (decision=="turn")//Goes Here If Player Wants To Guess Letters
    {
      system("cls");
      cout  << "Type Your Single Letter Guess Here:";
      cin  >> guess;
      success="n";  // Probably want to replace these kinds of things with a true or false boolean (ie bool success = false)
      for(int i = 0; i < wordlength; i++)//Checks For Players Guess Validity
      {
        if(gameword[i] == guess)
        {
          success="y";
          cout << "Letter " << guess << " Is In Position " << i + 1 << " In The Game Word\n\n"; //Displays Location Of Valid Guess

          // If I were you I'd probably reveal the letter to the player here by storing in that string containing all dashes.
          astring[i] = guess;
        }
      }

      if (success=="n")
      {
        cout << "Sorry, The Letter You Have Guessed Was Incorrect.\n"; //Tells Player Their Guess Was Not In The Word
        strikes = strikes + 1;
        cout << "Lives Remaining " << lives - strikes << "\n";//Takes Away Srikes From Total Initial Lives
        if(lives-strikes <= 0)//Check For Loss
        {
          // Multiple ways to handle this.  In this case it simple goes back to main menu, but you could use a loop
          // within this function near the top to keep the game going/start fresh.
          cout << "YOU HAVE LOST!\n\n";
          //cout << "YOU HAVE LOST!\nTry Again?'y/n'";//Reveals Loss
          //cin >> lost;
          gameOver = true; // Leave this function and return to the main function.
          //if (lost=="y")
          //{
          //  main(); //Goes To Beginning of Game, If Chosen
          //}
          //else
          //{
          //  exit(0);
          //}
        }
      }
      else // The guess made was valid.  Check to see if the entire word has been revealed.
      {
        // And then here you can check to see if the gameword matches.
        if(astring == gameword)
        {
          gameOver = true;
          cout<<"CONGRATULATIONS! You Have Found The Word!\nYou Are Now The Game Leader!\n\n";//Reveals Victory
          cout << "The word was: " << gameword << "\n\n";
        }
      }

      //for(int i = 0; i < wordlength; i++)
      //{
      //  if (astring[i]==guess)
      //  {
      //    cout<<astring;
      //    if (astring==gameword)
      //    {
      //      goto Win;
      //    }

      //  }
      //  /*if(astring[i]==guess)
      //  {
      //  cout<<astring;
      //  }
      //  if (astring[i]!=guess)
      //  {
      //  cout<<" ";
      //  }*/
      //}
    }
    else if (decision=="answer")//Goes Here If Player Wants To Guess The Word
    {
      system("cls");
      cout<<"What Do You Think The Answer Is?";//Asks Player For The Guess Of What The Word Is
      cin>>answer;
      if( answer==gameword)
      {
//Win:  Took away the GOTO:LABEL that everyone seems to hate. :)
        system("cls");
        gameOver = true;
        cout<<"CONGRATULATIONS! You Have Found The Word!\nYou Are Now The Game Leader!\n\n\n";//Reveals Victory
        //cout<<"Hit Enter To Start New Game";
      }
      else
      {
        cout<<"Sorry, The Word You Have Guessed Was Incorrect.\n";
        strikes=strikes+2;
        cout<<"Lives Remaining "<<lives-strikes<<"\n";
        if(lives-strikes <= 0)
        {
          cout << "YOU HAVE LOST!\n\n";
          gameOver = true;
          //cout<<"YOU HAVE LOST!\nTry Again?'y/n'";
          //cin>>lost;
          //if (lost=="y")
          //{
          //GameStart();
          //}
          //else
          //{
          //exit(0);
          //}
        }
      }
    }

    currPlayer = currPlayer + 1;  // Next players turn.
    if(currPlayer > playerCount)  // Oops, no more players...first players turn again.
      currPlayer = 1;
  }

  cout << "Hit Enter To Continue";
  cin.get();  // Been a while since I programmed in "console" mode, but there is probably a way to "flush"
  // the buffer instead of having to put two cin.get()'s.
  cin.get();

  return 0;
}

int HelpAndGuide() //Goes Here From 2nd Menu Selection And Provides Game Information
{
  system("cls");
  cout<<"This Is The Consol Version Of HangMan!\n";
  cout<<"You Have A Space Of 25 Letters For The Game Word.\n";
  cout<<"When Playing This Game And Taking Guesses, A Wrong Guess Will Result\nIn A Strike.\n";
  cout<<"Also When Guessing Letters, The Letter You Type As Your Guess Will.\n";
  cout<<"Result In A Number Or Numbers Of Position(s) That The Letter Is.\n";
  cout<<"That Number Is A Reference To The Location Inside The Game Word.\n";
  cout<<"You Have 10 Chances, Including Both Letter Guesses And Full Word Guesses.\n";
  cout<<"Letter Guesses Are Worth 1 Life\n While Word Guesses Are Worth 2 Lives.\n";
  cout<<"After 10 Chances Are Gone, You Will Lose.\n";
  cout<<"When Typeing Anything In This Game, Type Exclusively In Lowercase.\n\n\n\n\n";
  cout<<"Hit Enter";
  cin.get();
  //GameStart(); // Doesn't start the game here instead goes back to main menu.

  cin.get();

  return 0;
}

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Watch out for one thing - functions, unlike labels and goto, stack on each other. So the more functions in a row you call, the higher that stack grows. That stack isn't infinite, so eventually you will run out of space and your program crash.
Everything is properly cleaned up once a function exits, so you should avoid calling functions like you've done so far.
If you need something to repeat, then you use a loop.

wow... ok so i'm done writing stuff until i read more, cuz i understand alot of it, sorta, but i never woulda been able to use it, like the vector, or bool, or nething...

i agree i need some loops, just when i was writing it, i UNDERSTOOD 100&#37; how to get goto's to work, so i used those. i will start using better c++ coding rules and syntax and everything as i get more logical and knowledgeable of the language

than you all for you input!