[Whipsmack]

Just trying to learn C++ on my own. Only problem with that is I have no one I can go to when I have little questions. I'm trying to figure out why this isn't working:

#include <iostream.h>
int main ()
{
int i;
int j;

i = 5000;

cout << "Please enter a number";
cin >> j;

if j > i;

cout << "Your number is greater than 5000";

if j == i;

cout << "Your number is 5000";

else

cout << "Your number is lesser than 5000";

return 0;
}

For any other complete newbies out there, I left the brackets out it should look like this

if (j > i) {
cout <<" BLAH BLAH" << endl;
}

Edited by Whipsmack, 15 June 2005 - 03:49 PM.

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do you have a c++ book? the first thing you want to learn is how to use the index of your book. read up on 'if' statements.

another thing to look at - the messages from the compiler. pick out the 1st error. then look at the line number called out by the compiler. if you are lucky(which is often) the compiler will actually identify the first line with a problem.

[bdlt]

do you have a c++ book? the first thing you want to learn is how to use the index of your book. read up on 'if' statements.

another thing to look at - the messages from the compiler. pick out the 1st error. then look at the line number called out by the compiler. if you are lucky(which is often) the compiler will actually identify the first line with a problem.

[Whipsmack]

Ah, thanks for the tips there. No I don't have a book yet. Do you have a suggestion? I did order Beginning C++ for gaming (hasn't shipped yet), I hear its a good one. But do you have another recommendation for more of a referance guide?

Thanks oh and i'll refrain from the ultra newbie stupid questions from now on

I suppose I could take a few classes too, that would probably help more more than learning on my own. I don't know if my brain will be able to handle all this stuff though i'm not the sharpest tool in the shed lol

[bdlt]

I don't have a recommendation on a C++ book. If Deital & Deital has a C++ book, you might check it out(they have an excellent java text).

check out the tutorials listed in this topic

taking a class is a good idea, too. if you have a choice, you might consider taking some java classes. java is similar to C++, without the C++ headaches.

good luck

[m2zt]

a good book to get for c++ is c++ programming in easy steps

its not very big and has alot of examples

[MaverickSidewinder]

I don't know if this helps or not, but when you do:

cout << "blablablablabla";

Shouldn't you do it like this?

cout << "blablablablabla" << endl;

I'm not really sure since im a beginner also...but i tried to compile a program once without having put << endl; and it gave me a compile error.

Anyway good luck!



- Maverick

[UV_Power]

Dont feel too bad, Whipsmack. I have taken four C++ classes and I still make that same error now and again.

The important thing to remember is to not ask for help too soon. Several times I have gotten stuck and I try to fix it using the "stare" method (which all programmers are familiar with. Looks kinda like this: ). After about an hour (or sometimes more ) I just got up and went for a walk. 15 minutes later I sat back in my chair and I saw the problem within seconds.

A helpful tip when programming (and I wish someone told me this when I first started) is to frequently take breaks. You will save mountains of time in the long run.

Good luck out there

[UV_Power]

Also, in response to MaverickSidewinder...

This:
cout << "blablablablabla";

will not give you a compiler error. Adding an "<< endl;" to the end is for readability only. My guess is the reason you got a compiler error is that you put this:
cout << "blablablablabla"

when it should say this:
cout << "blablablablabla";


Have fun out there

[Whipsmack]

I have figured out all the brackets now for if else statements. They are my favorite

Now i'm trying to make a dice roller and just found out that the rand() is far from being random

[mpfeif101]

Yeah, you have to seed it with time (which isnt actually random), or something actually random (like radioactive decay or something).

[Whipsmack]

radioactive decay holy crap lol...I know that you can use things like the duration between your last left click of your mouse or how much harddrive space you have for the seed. Or heck even millaseconds would work for me. Just want to make sure the seed is different one out of say 10,000 times. I suppose I should make another thread about that?

Having a hard time finding good info on truely random stuff, only pseudo randomness, but I guess thats how it is with computers. But what about lottery and online casinos surely that have some code that is truely random, prolly insanely hard to code eh?

[UV_Power]

If you use this include:
#include <ctime>

and you put this at the beginning of main (or anywhere in main before rand()):
srand(time(0));

then the randomizer will not reset to the same starting point when you terminate the program. It should give you different results every time you run it.

I don't know if this addresses your problem or not, but I hope it helps

[chickenman]

The program below is the working version of it

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main ()
{
int i;
int j=0;

i = 5000;

cout <<"Please enter a number ";
cin >> j;
cin.ignore();

if ( j > i ) {

cout << "Your number is greater than 5000\n";
}

if  ( j == i ) {

cout << "Your number is 5000\n";
}

if (j < i ) {
cout <<"Your number is lesser than 5000\n"; }

cin.get();
return 0;
}

[rockwall]

fyi, even slot machines are not random, and though the makers try to make them unpredictable, ppl occationally find paterns. it is physically impossible 4 a computer 2 b random b/c there is no factor that would change on its own. if 2 identical computers run 2 pieces of code with identical input, the output will b the same. perfect randomness in a game isn't important anyways tho.

[UV_Power]

it is physically impossible 4 a computer 2 b random

Please see my previous post...

When I use it in a program, it seems to be as random as can be. Even though it may not be PERFECT random, it's pretty close. Please prove me wrong if I am so I can stop spreading lies...