Variables = letters

Hey i just started C++ Programming, I have learned include, int main, variables, cout, { and }, I still have yet to learn but none of the tutorials answered my question.
How do you make variables numbers?

Code:

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#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
 blah blah blah
blah blah blah
if (variablename = letter)
{
blah blah blah;}

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when i use numbers it works, but how do i use letters?

You want variable numbers, or variable letters?

c-style strings tutorial: http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/lesson9.html
c++ string class tutorial: http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/string.html

Different types of variables hold different types of information. If declared as a char, a variable will hold letters. If declared as an int, or a float, or almost any other type, it will hold a number. They've very interchangeable - but that's a relatively advanced topic. The best way to learn something is step by step - don't get ahead of yourself. Just continue with your tutorial series or book or whatever you're using, and you'll get to storing andusing letters very quickly.

i mean making a variable A letter. as in if your setting a block of text to rely on a code. If i use letters instead of numbers it fails to compile.

http://www.cppreference.com/data_types.html
http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/variables.html

Well post your code and your errors. Minus specifics, it's hard to help.

Code:

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if (variablename = letter)

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To compare things you use the comparison operator "==". To assign values to a variable, you use the assignment operator "=". They are different.

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <string> //string type
using namespace std;


int main()
{
 
        char ch = 'a';  //single quotes
        string my_greeting = "hello world"; //double quotes, #include<string>
        int num = 10;

        if(ch == 'a')
                cout<<ch<<endl;

        if(my_greeting == "hello world")
                cout<<my_greeting<<endl;

        if(num == 10)
                cout<<num<<endl;



        return 0;
}

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ok let me break this down this:

Code:

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#include <iostream>       

using namespace std;
               
int main()
{
  int answer;
 
  cout<<"Do cows fly? yep or nope?";
  cin>> answer;
  cin.ignore();
  if ( answer == yes ) {
    cout<<"Correct!";
  }
  else if ( answer = no ) {
    cout<<"You are terribly mistaken!";
  }
  else {
    cout<<"Invalid answer";
  }
  cin.get();
}

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doesn't work. While this:

Code:

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#include <iostream>       

using namespace std;
               
int main()
{
  int answer;
 
  cout<<"Do cows fly? yep or nope?";
  cin>> answer;
  cin.ignore();
  if ( answer == 1 ) {
    cout<<"Correct!";
  }
  else if ( answer = 0 ) {
    cout<<"You are terribly mistaken!";
  }
  else {
    cout<<"Invalid answer";
  }
  cin.get();
}

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works, how can i make the yes and no not register as a function.

Read the links I posted, specifically the first half of the second link.

Code:

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#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();
}

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Make sure its == too. You can include <string> for more options.

>> You can include <string> for more options.

You should #include <string> even in that simple program. Compilers may not compile that code without it.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Daved

>> You can include <string> for more options.

You should #include <string> even in that simple program. Compilers may not compile that code without it.

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I didn't know that, thanks. Dev-Cpp is so convenient. :D

the char datatype can hold single CHARACTERS
the string datatype can hold multiple CHARACTERS
you can make an array of Char, to hold multiple CHARACTERS in things you could think of as "holes" maybe, first character starts at variablename[0] next one is at variablename[1]
ex -

Code:

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char varnamegoeshere[512];

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o yea and your question to basicly compare strings just make sure your using string variables to compare to other strings
if(variablestring == "theword")
or you can write
if(variablestring == anotherstringvariable)

and yea about the include <string> , i just found out a while ago as well