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sky3 (55)
Nested if statements in while loops, do i need an else statement after every if?
If statement is just adding every number in file, instead of just the numbers associated with their respective categories,cant figure out why

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  inData.open("ola6FinancialData.txt");

	inData.ignore(100,'c');
	inData >> category;

	
	while (inData)
	{	
		
		if (category == "Restaurant")
		{ 
		inData.ignore(500, '$');
		inData >> num1;
		totalR= totalR+num1;
		cout<<totalR;
	
		}
		
		else if (category =="Groceries")
		{	inData.ignore(500, '$');
			inData >> num1;
			totalGr=totalGr+num1;
		}
		else if (category == "Gas")
		{ inData.ignore(500, '$');
			inData >> num1;
			totalGa= totalGa+num1;
		}
		else if (category == "Entertainment")
		{ inData.ignore(500, '$');
			inData >> num1;
			totalEn= totalEn+num1;
		}
		
	}


its supposed to grab just the numbers associated with the category but it instead grabs them all and adds them for total of restaurant.
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firedraco (6243)
In this case, you don't need it as there is no way category could possibly be multiple options at the same time.
sky3 (55)
I cant figure out why its not executing the if correctly. its just adding every number in the damn file.

derp.

forgot the inData>> category needs to go in the while loop.


thank you for the help
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