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Old 03-09-2011
C++ little question

Hi,

I am doing a C++ self-study and I got stuck with this problem.
I want to have a code that asks the suer to enter two numbers and then it lists the numbers between these two numbers. It has also to print a message if these two numbers are equal.
Here is what I wrote:
Code:
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
  int i, j;
  std::cout << "Enter two numbers:" << std::endl;
  std::cin >> i >> j;
  std::cout << "You etered: " << i << " and " << j << "!" << std::endl;
  
  if (i=j)
    std::cout << "They are equal" << std::endl;
  else {
    if (i<j) {
      std::cout << i << std::endl;
      ++i;
    }
    else if (i>j) {
      std::cout << j << std::endl;
      j++;
    }
  }  
  return 0;  
  
}

I have also tried many alterations using while and for statements. My question is: Why it does stuck at the first if statement, and then quits?

Thanks,

faizlo
# 2  
Old 03-09-2011
change

Code:
if (i=j)
    std::cout << "They are equal" << std::endl;
  else {


to

Code:
if (i==j)
{
    std::cout << "They are equal" << std::endl;
}
  else {


------------------------

== is the comparison whereas = is used to set

Last edited by pludi; 03-09-2011 at 05:46 AM..
# 3  
Old 03-09-2011
Thanks for the reply

I did the following:
Code:
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
  int i, j;
  std::cout << "Enter two numbers:" << std::endl;
  std::cin >> i >> j;
  std::cout << "You etered: " << i << " and " << j << "!" << std::endl;
  
  if (i==j)
    std::cout << "They are equal" << std::endl;
  else {
    for (i, j; i<j; i++) {
      std::cout << i << std::endl;
      ++i;
    }
    for (i, j; i>j; j++) {
      std::cout << j << std::endl;
      j++;
    }
  }
  
  return 0;  
  
}

Still, I am not getting the right answer!

~faizlo
# 4  
Old 03-09-2011
I would nest the if statement in {} brackets, not sure if that matters, probably me being OCD :P

Anyway, you cannot be certain that the first number is smaller that the second number entered, so i would do something like this..

Code:
int x, y;
if (i==j)
{
    std::cout << "They are equal" << std::endl;
}
else {
     if( i > j)
     {
       x = j;
       y = i;
     }
      else {
          x = i;
          y = j;
      }

      //now you x and y (x being the smallest number)

      for(x; x < y; x++)
      {
        std::cout << x << std::endl;
       }

code might not be 100% but you should get the idea, will make life easier knowing the smallest number

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Last edited by pludi; 03-09-2011 at 07:54 AM..
# 5  
Old 03-09-2011
Hi again and thank you all.

Here is what I tried. Since I have two numbers and better than speculating which is which, I tried this:
Code:
#include <iostream> int main() { std::cout << "Please specify two natural numbers:" << std::endl; int i, j, k; std::cin >> i >> j; if (i >= j) { k = j; j = i; i = k; } for (int x = i; x <= j; ++x) std::cout << x << " "; std::cout << std::endl; return 0; }

Still, I do not know why my second posted code (the one with if ( i==j ) ) doesn't work?
No matter what the two numbers are, it prints the message that the two numbers are equal!

~faizlo
# 6  
Old 03-09-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by faizlo
No matter what the two numbers are, it prints the message that the two numbers are equal!
It works for me... Maybe you forgot to recompile it after editing. Or are compiling the wrong file.
# 7  
Old 03-09-2011
Hi Again,

Corona688, I have compiled it again, and I tried it again, as in post 3, here is what I got:
Code:
faizlo@faizlo-laptop:~/C++_tut$ ./range 
Enter two numbers:
10
12
You etered: 10 and 12!
10
faizlo@faizlo-laptop:~/C++_tut$ ./range 
Enter two numbers:
10
20
You etered: 10 and 20!
10
12
14
16
18
faizlo@faizlo-laptop:~/C++_tut$

Any clue!?

~faizlo
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