What is wrong with this code (C++)

[LeftEyeNine]

It works now.

I tried the code on one of the computers in university and it worked.

I wonder why it does not work on my computer?

So when are we moving on to conquest, boys? Don't spoil my fun, hey!

[caravel]

Nothing appears to be wrong with that code in your first post apart from the booleans need to be initialised.

[Blodrast]

Nothing appears to be wrong with that code in your first post apart from the booleans need to be initialised.

There is. He wants loops, but his while loops don't do anything, because they end in a semicolon. His code IS, both syntactically, and semantically, correct, yes, but I very much doubt that was what he wanted (while loops that do nothing), at least from what he explained.

[caravel]

There is. He wants loops, but his while loops don't do anything, because they end in a semicolon. His code IS, both syntactically, and semantically, correct, yes, but I very much doubt that was what he wanted (while loops that do nothing), at least from what he explained.

I've just spotted that! So without the semicolons and, if the booleans are initialised it should work? (bear in mind it has been a long time, and I am more C than C++ !) e.g.

#include <iostream.h>

int main()
{
bool Easy=false;
bool Medium=false;
bool Hard=false;
int Option=false;

std::cout<< "Game intructions\n";
std::cout<< "Please select a difficulty level\n";
std::cout<< "1=Easy\n";
std::cout<< "2=Medium\n";
std::cout<< "3=Hard\n";
std::cout<< "4=Quit\n";
std::cin>> Option;

if (Option == 1) {
Easy = true;
}

if (Option == 2) {
Medium = true;
}

if (Option == 3) {
Hard = true;
}

if (Option == 4) {
return 0;
}

while (Easy == true) {
cout<< "Easy test works\n";
Easy = false;
}

while (Medium == true) {
cout<< "Medium test works\n";
Medium = false;
}

while (Hard == true) {
cout<< "Hard test works\n";
Hard = false;
}
return 0;
}

???

[Blodrast]

well, I'll be honest and I'll admit that I haven't actually tried the code - just looked at it.
But yeah, as far as I can tell, this should work just fine. Conceptually, it's correct, although it's always possible to miss a semicolon or some such.

[Sigurd]

I've just spotted that! So without the semicolons and, if the booleans are initialised it should work? (bear in mind it has been a long time, and I am more C than C++ !) e.g.

#include <iostream.h>
 
int main()
{
bool Easy=false;
bool Medium=false;
bool Hard=false;
int Option = 0;
 
std::cout<< "Game intructions\n";
std::cout<< "Please select a difficulty level\n";
std::cout<< "1=Easy\n";
std::cout<< "2=Medium\n";
std::cout<< "3=Hard\n";
std::cout<< "4=Quit\n";
std::cin>> Option;
 
if (Option == 1) {
Easy = true;
}
 
if (Option == 2) {
Medium = true;
}
 
if (Option == 3) {
Hard = true;
}
 
if (Option == 4) {
return 0;
}
 
while (Easy == true) {
cout<< "Easy test works\n";
Easy = false;
}
 
while (Medium == true) {
cout<< "Medium test works\n";
Medium = false;
}
 
while (Hard == true) {
cout<< "Hard test works\n";
Hard = false;
}
return 0;
}

???

Ok... I have had a second look...
Manco Capac's code should work... if you initialise with a zero instead of false on the integer .

So, doc... you want to put a game in each of those loops?

[The_Doctor]

A few posts ago I did say I got it working in university.

So, doc... you want to put a game in each of those loops?

Yes. It is scrambled word solving game. The program picks a word out of a list and scrambles it. Then the player must de-scramble it, one letter at a time. I have all the code for this, it is just a matter of intergreating it into my code.

[Blodrast]

well, doc, let us know how it comes along :)
Sigurd: false IS zero - the wonders of C, eh ?

[KukriKhan]

So when are we moving on to conquest, boys? Don't spoil my fun, hey!

LoL. I think you install his mini-game, and pick "Medium". No one ever picks medium. Then 'the plan' is revealed.