I'm trying the if and else statement but it's not working

[gameguy8888]

so I've been trying the if and else statement and I've tried to do a basic console program with it but it isn't working and I can't understand why.


#include <cmath>
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
using namespace std;

int answer;

cout << " enter 1" << endl;
cin << answer;

if ( answer == 1)
{
cout << "thank you" << endl;
}

else
{
cout << " you had one job" << endl;
}


system("PAUSE");
return 0;
}

[naaissus]

|9|error: no match for 'operator<<' in 'std::cin << answer'|

So, cin << answer; should be cin >> answer;

[TheIdeasMan]

Hi,

On line 11:

cin >> answer;

Please always use code tags:

http://www.cplusplus.com/articles/z13hAqkS/

[PopRockCandy]

What naaissus said is the problem with your code. think of the operators << and >> as arrows pointing in your code. << points towards cout which means it is pointing "outwards" toward the screen. >> is "inwards" toward the computer.

I am a fresh programmer but I do know that using namespace std; should be outside of your program. using that in your main only will keep it in main's scope and will cause problems when you reach function, structures, classes, etc.

[TheIdeasMan]

Better yet, don't have using namespace std; at all. Google to see why, and what to do instead :+)