#include <iostream>
int main()
{
using namespace std;
cout << "This program may reformat your hard disk\n"
"and destroy all your data.\n"
"Do you wish to continue? <y/n> ";
char ch;
cin >> ch;
if (ch == 'y' || 'Y')
cout << "You were warned!\a\a\n";
else if (ch == 'n' || 'N')
cout << "A wise choice ... bye\n";
else
cout << "That wasn't a y or n, so I guess I'll "
"trash your disk anyway.\a\a\a\n";
return 0;
}
The problem is, no matter what the input will be, the program will always execute the first if-loop. So an input of 'n' or 'a' will result in the output "You were warned!". I have encountered this problem with the or operator in my own programs (On two different computers actually), and often thought I was just misusing it, but somehow I wonder if it's not me, and maybe some kind of bug? I suspect the OR operator since, if I remove it in all of the loops and leave only one char for each loop ('y' and 'N' for instance), the problem will disappear.
I am using Code::Blocks 10.05 (rev 6283) with the GNU GCC version 0.99 compiler (Which came with the Code::Blocks bundle). Hope someone can explain what is happening here.
Best regards,
Boooke
