if(playerRace = HUMANS)
{
human1.humanSetData();
human1.main_human_story();
}
else
{
alien1.alienSetData();
alien1.main_alien_story();
}
If..Else?
Author
Why does this if..else statement always execute the first block of code only every single time?
(HUMANS is #define''d for the value of 1 and there''s an ALIENS #define for 2)
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it needs to be:
==
NOT
=
a single = is an assignment operator the expression x = y always evaluates to false
== is the are these things equal check
-me
==
NOT
=
a single = is an assignment operator the expression x = y always evaluates to false
== is the are these things equal check
-me
It should be:
if(playerRace == HUMANS)
Note the double equals sign. If you only use one (as in variable = 1) it sets the variable to equal 1. If you use two (variable == 1) then it compares the two (which is what you want).
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[edited by - StarFire on May 3, 2002 7:11:36 PM]
if(playerRace == HUMANS)
Note the double equals sign. If you only use one (as in variable = 1) it sets the variable to equal 1. If you use two (variable == 1) then it compares the two (which is what you want).
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"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" - H. M. Warner
"Everything that can be invented has been invented." - Charles H. Duell
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." - Thomas Watson
[edited by - StarFire on May 3, 2002 7:11:36 PM]
If HUMANS != 0, and you set playerRace = HUMANS, then it will always be true! You want to use the ''==''.
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Doh! I gotta remember that! I ALWAYS *repeat* - ALWAYS forget to do == ''equals to'' rather than = ''is now...". Thanks guys!
What does it take to be a good game programmer?
---
Good insight,
good knowledge,
and of course,
big money deposits!
What does it take to be a good game programmer?
---
Good insight,
good knowledge,
and of course,
big money deposits!
quote:Original post by Wachar
I ALWAYS *repeat* - ALWAYS forget to do == 'equals to' rather than = 'is now...".
If you have this problem, you can try to get into the habit of placing any constant values on the left-hand side of the comparison expression:
if(HUMANS == playerRace) { human1.humanSetData(); human1.main_human_story();} That way, your compiler will complain if you accidentally use '=' instead of '=='.
[edited by - spock on May 4, 2002 5:44:55 AM]
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