i need help in c++

[bhey]

can you please show me how to make a countdown timer?
and a game program, like guess the missing word. because when i tried it, it doesn't give the right output. please help me. because i really don't know much about c++ i might fail to this subject.:S:'(

[Grn Xtrm]

Show us what you tried, so we can make corrections and give you some suggestions on how to improve your code.

[zobadof]

If you post the code you have tried to make then we can see what the errors are.

[bhey]

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	int word, a, perfume;

	
	cout<<"Singing bee game./nGuess the missing word for phrase."<<endl;
	cout<<"Are you ready?/nset/nStart!"<<endl;

	cout<<"it's four am and i'm waking up to your _______"<<endl;
	cout<<"what is the missing word to complete the phrase?"<<endl;
	cin>>word;

	a=perfume;

	if (word == a)
	{
		cout<<"Correct answer!/nYou can now proceed to the next song."<<endl;
	}
	else
	{
		cout<<"Wrong answer!/nSorry, try again next time :P"<<endl;
	}

	return 0;

}

this is what i did
and i don't know how can i put the timer.

sorry for the late reply.huhu

[pecet]

int is a number, not word. Instead use std::string.

[zobadof]

/n <-- this is one main problem! it should be \n which is new line.

[valtikz]

change "int" into char or sting

int word, a, perfume;

[mrnutty]

These variable are used for numbers :

int word, a, perfume;

What you need to use is something that can handle words, like std::string;

string word, a, perfume;

Also I notice that "a" variable, is the correct word that you are trying to compare in this statement :

if (word == a)

That means that you should initialize "a" variable to something like so:

string a = "room"; //correct answer
string word, perfume;

Also it would be better if your variable name is not "a". Give it something more meaningful like correctAnswer;

Here is a complete program , which is the same as yours but with my suggestion incorporated.

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	string userInput;
	string correctAnswer = "room";

	
	cout<<"Singing bee game.\nGuess the missing word for phrase."<<endl;
	cout<<"Are you ready?\nset\nStart!"<<endl;

	cout<<"it's four am and i'm waking up to your _______"<<endl;
	cout<<"what is the missing word to complete the phrase?"<<endl;
	cin>> userInput;


	if(userInput == correctAnswer)
	{
		cout<<"Correct answer!\nYou can now proceed to the next song."<<endl;
	}
	else //incorrect answer
	{
		cout<<"Wrong answer!/nSorry, try again next time :P"<<endl;
	}

	return 0;

}

Also I am not sure if its supposed to be case insensitive or not, but it is in the above program.

[bhey]

tnx a lot.
uhm..
how can i put a timer in this program?
what is the syntax for a countdown timer?

[mrnutty]

To use timer, you need to use the clock function. Maybe this example will help you :

#include <iostream>
#include <ctime> //for clock()

using namespace std;

bool myPrint()
{
	static int cnt = 10;
	cout << cnt << "!\n";
	cnt--;

	if(cnt <= 0)
		return false; //stop at 0

	return true;
}
int main()
{	
	//convert our starting time to seconds
	unsigned int clk_strt = clock()/CLOCKS_PER_SEC; 
 
	unsigned int UPDATE_TIME = 1; //update every 1 seconds

	while(true)
	{		
		unsigned int clk_end = clock()/CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
		//if the difference in the time we started
		//and the current time is greater than our 
		//UPDATE_TIME, which is 1 second then ...
		if(clk_end - clk_strt >= UPDATE_TIME)
		{
			//reset time
			clk_strt = clk_end;
			//count down
			if( myPrint()== false){
				cout<<"!!!BOOM!!!\n";
				break;			
			}
		}		
	}


	
	return 0;

}

[bhey]

tnx a lot. u really help me guys.
i really appreciated it.

[bhey]

how can i put this in the application?

[bhey]

tnx a lot.
bt how can i insert it in my application?

[Nick Evan]

ctrl-c ctrl-v ?

[bhey]

not that.
how can i insert the time syntax to my application syntax?