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Exiting a program

Aromasin (8)
Below is a prototype menu for a simple/complex number calculator I'm making for an assignment. One of the criteria of the assignment is the user being able to press Q for exiting the program. At the moment I can do it with numbers, but I don't know how to do it with characters. Advice would be appreciated.

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  #include <iostream> // saves basic input output functions

using namespace std;

int main()
{
  int option; // user input is saved here
  
  do //do while loop, shows menu until user exits
  {
     // shows Options for the menu
     cout << "1) Simple Calculator " << endl;
     cout << "2) Complex Calculator " << endl;
     cout << "3) Calculate Capacitance " << endl;
     cout << "4) Calculate Reactance "
     cout << "5) Exit Program " << endl;
     //user input's a number
     cout << "Please select an option : ";
     cin >> option;  // taking option value as input and saving in variable "option"

     if(option == 1) // Simple Calc
     {
       
     }
     else if(option == 2) // Complex Calc
     {
       
     }
     else if(option == 3) // Capacitance
     {
       
     }
     else if(option == 4) // Reactance
     {
       
     }
     else if(option == 5) // Exit
     {
       cout << "Terminating Program" << endl;
     }
     else
     {
       //Displaying error message
       cout << "Invalid Option entered" << endl;
     }
  }
  while(option != 5);  //condition of do-while loop

   return 0;
}#
whitenite1 (1785)
@Aromasin

Just check with char, instead of int.

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#include <iostream> // saves basic input output functions

using namespace std;

int main()
{
	char option; // user input is saved here

	do //do while loop, shows menu until user exits
	{
		// shows Options for the menu
		cout << "1) Simple Calculator " << endl;
		cout << "2) Complex Calculator " << endl;
		cout << "3) Calculate Capacitance " << endl;
		cout << "4) Calculate Reactance " << endl << endl;
		cout << "Q) Quit Program " << endl;
		//user input's a number
		cout << "Please select an option : ";
		cin >> option;  // taking option value as input and saving in variable "option"
		option = toupper(option); // check for upper case 'Q'
		if (option == '1') // Simple Calc
		{
			cout << "Do a simple calc.." << endl << endl;
		}
		else if (option == '2') // Complex Calc
		{
			cout << "Do very complex calculations." << endl << endl;
		}
		else if (option == '3') // Capacitance
		{
			cout << "Do some Capacitance calcs here." << endl << endl;
		}
		else if (option == '4') // Reactance
		{
			cout << "Do a little Reactance calc here." << endl << endl;

		}
		else if (option == 'Q') // Exit
		{
			cout << "Terminating Program" << endl << endl << endl;
		}
		else
		{
			//Displaying error message
			cout << "Invalid Option entered" << endl << endl;
		}
	} while (option != 'Q');  //condition of do-while loop

	cout << "Program is finished!!" << endl << endl << endl;

	return 0;
}
kevinkjt2000 (1063)
Try using char type variables.
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char example;
cout << "Enter a character: ";
cin >> example;
if(example == 'Q' || example == 'q') {
   cout << "You entered Q or q";
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Aromasin (8)
Ah, that was my issue, didn't put the 1, 2, 3, 4 and Q in quotations. Thanks guys. More questions to come I imagine.
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