C++ Problem regarding if statement.

[DorothyZbornakFan]

I've been having trouble with this because the snippet of code in the else portion is being displayed even if the condition of the if statement was correct.

Here's the code:
cout << "\n";
cout << setw(35) << left << "\n";
cout << "0=====================================================0";
cout << setw(35) << left << "\n";
cout << "0------------------- Modify Contact ------------------0";
cout << setw(35) << left << "\n";
cout << "0=====================================================0\n\n";
cout << setw(35) << left << "\n";
cout << "Search by First Name: ";
cin >> xfirst_name;

rewind(fp);

while (fread(&e,recsize,1,fp) == 1)
{
if (strcmp(e.first_name,xfirst_name) == 0)
{
cout << setw(35) << left << "\n";
cout << "Record Found! ";
cout << setw(35) << left << "\n";
cout << "_____________________________________________________ ";

cout << setw(35) << left << "\n\n";
cout << " First Name: ";
cin >> e.first_name;
cout << setw(35) << left << "\n";
cout << " Last Name: ";
cin >> e.last_name;
cout << setw(35) << left << "\n";
cout << " Mobile Number: ";
cin >> e.p_number;
cout << setw(35) << left << "\n";
cout << "---------------------- Address ----------------------";
cout << setw(35) << left << "\n";
cout << " House Number: ";
cin >> e.house_number;
cout << setw(35) << left << "\n";
cout << " Barangay: ";
cin >> e.barangay;
cout << setw(35) << left << "\n";
cout << " City: ";
cin >> e.city;
cout << setw(35) << left << "\n";
cout << " Province: ";
cin >> e.province;
cout << setw(35) << left << "\n";
cout << " Country: ";
cin >> e.country;
cout << setw(35) << left << "\n";
cout << " ZIP Code: ";
cin >> e.zip_code;
fseek(fp, - recsize, SEEK_CUR);
fwrite(&e, recsize, 1, fp);
break;
}
else
{
SetColor(12);
cout << setw(35) << left << "\n";
cout << "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX RECORD NOT FOUND XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX";
}
}

________________________________________________________
Thank you.

[Peter87]

Are you sure the two strings are exactly the same? No extra whitespace characters anywhere? No difference in capitalisation?

[Repeater]

I've been having trouble with this because the snippet of code in the else portion is being displayed even if the condition of the if statement was correct.

How do you know the condition was found to be true? Do you see "Record Found!" on the screen?

[jonnin]

print what you think you are comparing in hex to the screen (or debug/watch it).
see if it matches.