Variable Initialization?

[blakeb]

Hi all,

I am a beginner trying to become literate in C++ using the book written by the creator, Bjarne Stroustrup. I am trying to go through one of the examples and can't figure out what is wrong with my code.

Here is what I have:

cout << "Enter an m if friend is male and f is friend is female:\n";
	char friend_sex = 0;
	cin >> friend_sex;

if (friend_sex == m)
		cout << "  If you see " << friend_name << " please ask him to call me.\n";
	
else if (friend_sex == f)
		cout << " If you see " << friend_name << " please ask her to call me.\n";
	
else
		cout << " If you see " << friend_name << " pleae ask them to call me.\n";

The errors I'm getting are saying that "m" and "f" are undeclared indentifiers. I guess it thinks that "m" and "f" are int variables.

[Aceix]

Yeah,

In lines 5 and 8, you must use literals(ie: putting it in single quotes-'m' and 'f')

HTH,
Aceix

[AbstractionAnon]

m and f in lines 5 and 8 should be character literals. i.e. 'm' and 'f'.

[joneele]

line 5 and 8..

Wrong!
(friend_sex == m) 

Right
(friend_sex == 'm')

[blakeb]

O wow, I'm dumb. Thanks.