Re: Magic Number !!

From:
Salt_Peter <pj_hern@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
9 May 2007 22:39:53 -0700
Message-ID:
<1178775593.460328.20490@h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>
On May 9, 10:41 pm, "WELCOME ###" <f...@alphalink.com.au> wrote:

Hello every one.
The following is code built by C++ \ CLI . It's built well :


i don't think so.

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#include "stdafx.h"

#include <cstdlib>

using namespace System;

int main(array<System::String ^> ^args)

{

int magic;

int guess;

Console::Write(L"Enter Your Guess Number : ");

guess=Console::Read();

Random^ r = gcnew Random();

r->Next();

magic=7;

if(guess=7)


Uh, the above statement says:
if you successfully *assign* the literal value 7 to the variable
guess, then process the accompanying block.
Its a *assignment*, not a comparison

Try:
if ( 7 == guess ) // ah, not an assignment
{
   ...
}

I placed the constant on the left side for a reason, at least that way
if you mistakenly write (7 = guess) the compiler will generate an
obvious error since the lhv is a constant.
Let that be a lesson to you.

{

Console::WriteLine(L"BRAVO");

}

else

{

Console::WriteLine(L" SORRY..");

}

return 0;

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When you compile this code,it compiles well except if & else.If one operates
the other not!!!


thats expected, see above.
Next time, can you please post C++ code?

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