Newbe help

Hi,
Im new to c++ and today, when i tryed to make "login program" i ran inti problem. Is it possable to use character variables at if/else statements at all? I mean

Code:

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if(username==user)
{
cout <<"Username verifyed, insert the password";
cin>>password;
}
else
{
cout<<"Wrong username, try again!";
cin>>username;
}

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I keep getting error, that there is something wrong with the first if statement. I am using dev c++ compliler, i hope someone here is willing to help newbe like me. It also didnt accept if i compared character variable username to string, what takes information from text file. It worked all fine, when password and username were boath ONLY numbers.
Regards,
Kitu.

For a start off "=" is an assignment operator....you use "==" to test if they are the same...also username==username is nonsence how can you be checking if something is itself?

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if(username=username)//You are assigning username to username

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should be.

Code:

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if(username==username)//this one your comparing

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Remeber "=" means assignment
and "==" means comprason

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Originally Posted by Fordy

For a start off "=" is an assignment operator....you use "==" to test if they are the same...also username==username is nonsence how can you be checking if something is itself?

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Ya, im sorry, i didnt "copy-paste" te code, as it is at other computer, i just typed it in...At original i had there == and password word there was not password, i just typed it in here as an example without thinking. I will repear the example code, sorry for that mistake...

Soething a little closer to your needs;

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>


int main()
{
        std::string username;
        std::string acceptedusername("jimbob");

        std::cout << "Enter Username" << std::endl;
        std::cin >> username;

        if(acceptedusername == username)
        {
                std::cout << "Username verifyed, insert the password";
        }
        else
        {
                std::cout<< "Wrong username, try again!";
        }
}

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why do you have std:: everywhere??
is that hte same as not having std:: everywhere and having 'using namespace std' at hte top ?

Fordy, thanx, got it now :)

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Originally Posted by paperbox005

why do you have std:: everywhere??
is that hte same as not having std:: everywhere and having 'using namespace std' at hte top ?

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Yeah...I never use the "using namespace..." thing