password program

Hey everyone... fairly new at this C++, just started a few days ago. I was wondering how to set the value of a variable, without having a user input it first. I'm sure the answer is simple, but like I said, I just started out. Thanks

Code:

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char foo;

foo = 'a';

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Like that?

ok great, I was trying to add the value at the same time I created it. Thanks

Code:

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char foo = 'a';

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