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Checking Password Problem in C++

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Started by phil05 March 27, 2004 02:29 PM

2 comments, last by phil05 20 years ago

phil05

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March 27, 2004 02:29 PM

WTF is wrong with this?


	// Checking Password
	char TEMP_PASSWORD[7];
	char PASSWORD[7] = "natale";

	std::cout << "Enter Your Password: ";
	std::cin.getline(TEMP_PASSWORD, 7, ''\n'');

	if (TEMP_PASSWORD != PASSWORD)
	{
		std::cout << "Invalid." << std::endl;
	}
	else
	{
		std::cout << "Correct." << std::endl;
	}

prh99

520

March 27, 2004 02:33 PM

quote:Original post by philvaira
WTF is wrong with this?

	// Checking Password	char TEMP_PASSWORD[7];	char PASSWORD[7] = "natale";	std::cout << "Enter Your Password: ";	std::cin.getline(TEMP_PASSWORD, 7, '\n');	if (TEMP_PASSWORD != PASSWORD)	{		std::cout << "Invalid." << std::endl;	}	else	{		std::cout << "Correct." << std::endl;	}

Try using the strcmp() or strncmp() functions since you're using and array of characters to hold your passwords. You'll need to include cstring to use them.

syntax:
int strcmp(const char *str1, const char *str2);

int strncmp(const char *str1, const char *str2, size_t count);

Both return zero if the strings are equal.

[edited by - prh99 on March 27, 2004 3:38:41 PM]

Patrick

graveyard filla

605

March 27, 2004 02:34 PM

i dont know... why dont u just use strings?

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phil05

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March 27, 2004 02:37 PM

Oh yeah.. thanks.