C++ error question............?

Question

This is probably going to have the most obvious answer (something stupid like a type), but I'm pretty new to C++ and every time I compile the source code I slapped together, it gives me an error on the like with the "else;" statement. It says two things: expected primary expression before "else;" and expected ";" before "else;". Here's my whole code (I know it's just for fun, but I use stuff like this to get used to it; I tell the user to enter the number 17 and if they do, they get congratulated. Otherwise, they get an error message).

#include
using namespace std;

int main() {
int n;

start:

cout << "Type the number 17, then press ENTER. " << endl;
cin >> n;
if (n != 17) {
cout << "Error: please re-enter number. " << endl;
else;
cout << "Congratulations! You're good at following instructions. " << endl;
}
system ("pause");
goto start;
return 0;
}

Answer 1

Here, it's working now. There was a mistake with the late braces...



One note about your code: do not go any further with the “go to”. It’s a dead end in modular programming and it’s abolished by many programmers/teachers...



#include

using namespace std;



int main() {

int n;



start:



cout << "Type the number 17, then press ENTER. " << endl;

cin >> n;

if (n != 17)

{

cout << "Error: please re-enter number. " << endl;

}

else

{

cout << "Congratulations! You're good at following instructions. " << endl;

}



system ("pause");



goto start;

return 0;

}

Answer 2

// this compile correctly



int main()

{

    int n;



start:



    cout << "Type the number 17, then press ENTER. " << endl;

    cin >> n;

    if (n != 17) {

        cout << "Error: please re-enter number. " << endl;

    else {

        cout << "Congratulations! You're good at following instructions. " << endl;

    }

    system ("pause");

    goto start;

    return 0;}

}

Answer 3

else is a command statement, remove that ";" after the else, coz thats an error, also, u cannot bracket the if and else together, so after your "endl;" put a "}" and just leave the else statement as is( but fix the ";" error i told you about) . Your program should now work.

Answer 4

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