Did I do this right!? :D

[DetectiveRawr]

/*Ask the user to enter an integer and tell whether if its positive or negative*/
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
int num;

cout << "Enter an integer!" << endl;
cin >> num;

if ( 0 < num )
    cout << "The integer is positive!" << endl;
else
    cout << "The integer is negative!" << endl;

    return 0;
}

[o3hC5Di1]

Hi there,

If your program compiles - and it works as you expect it to, that's about the biggest "yes, you did it right" you can get :)

All the best,
NwN

[Peter87]

Do you consider 0 to be negative?

[HiteshVaghani1]

you did nothing wrong it should work fine..
0 is nether positive nor negative.

[sfBlackfox]

True, it's neither positive or negative. But if a user is to enter 0, the program will just quit. It should at least print something like "The integer is zero".

[eraggo]

Maybe this is what you want. on original code 0 was considered as negative.

if ( 0 < num )
    cout << "The integer is positive!" << endl;
else if (0 > num)
    cout << "The integer is negative!" << endl;
else
    cout << "The integer is 0!" << endl;

[chipp]

True, it's neither positive or negative. But if a user is to enter 0, the program will just quit. It should at least print something like "The integer is zero".

not in your code above...

[DetectiveRawr]

Maybe this is what you want. on original code 0 was considered as negative.

if ( 0 < num )
    cout << "The integer is positive!" << endl;
else if (0 > num)
    cout << "The integer is negative!" << endl;
else
    cout << "The integer is 0!" << endl;

Oh... I should done it that way XD

[georgep]

Okay, this is for me but it's slightly relevant:

When using conditionals, should I compare the relevant variable or whatnot by writing it first in the statement?
ie:
if(relevantVar >= otherNum)

Or is it just personal preference?

[chipp]

maybe what you mean is the order of the variable like it has to write first? afterall, the if statement execute the true result inside the parentheses, so the order of the writing is not relevant (afaik). e.g.:

if (1 >= relevantVar) //if relevantVar is -3, then this statement is true 

or

if (relevantVar <= 1) //either... 

hope that help

[georgep]

I know that both will evaluate in the same way, what I'm wondering is whether there is any standard, such as with indentation.