Just started learning C++ by myself and need a little help :P

[Viiarge]

Hello Folks ! I just started learning the c++ language a few days ago, and I wanted to make a little ''You are the Hero'' story to practice and learn stuff. But now, I have trouble when I ask the ''reader'' for input : like when he has to make a decision and the texts he will receive will change depending on that input. I tried using the ''if'' statement with some int A,B,C, etc but it didn't work as expected. I also tried with switch, and this is where im asking for some advices from you guys !

Like I said, I just started a few ago, so don't be too mean about my skills :P

Thanks for reading and helping !

 // Histoire Test.cpp : Defines the entry point for the console application.
//

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include "Histoire Test.h"

using namespace std;



void event1()
{
	int answer2;

	cout << "1. Yes \n\n2. I don't think I've ever heard this name before \n\n3. Maybe.. Maybe not.. (Asshole)";
	cin >> answer2;
}


void intro()
{

	int answer1;

	cout << "You follow the man, even though you don't think it's a good idea.. \n\n A few minutes of walk in, he asks you :\n" << endl;
	cout << "(Barnaby) -So, where are you from young man? And what brings you here, \nin this dank forest?\n" << endl;
	cout << "1. Im from the north, I was raised by the Wolvesmen of Klooklookx. Im here to avenge my people's death.\n\n";
	cout << "2. I came from the south. I am a bounty hunter, looking for treasures and epic quests.\n\n";
	cout << "3. I came from the caravel across the Windy Ocean, West of here. I am here to do buisness.\n\n";
	cout << "4. Say nothing.\n\n";
	cin >> answer1;

	
	switch (answer1)
	{
		{
		case1: cout << "(Barnaby) -Oh, so you're from the north... Well, let's try not to kill each other while we're still on the way, we have a long way to go before reaching town";
			break;
		}

		if (answer1 == 2)
		{
			cout << "I see.. Well if you try to rob me while im sleeping, I will cut your throat little man. Alright, let's get going.";
		}

		if (answer1 == 3)
		{
			cout << "From the West hmm? Do you happen to know a certain Shshshhshhsh ?";
			event1;
		}


		if (answer1 == 4)
		{
			cout << "Ugh.. Ok just follow me then..";
		}

		if (answer1 != 1, 2, 3, 4)
		{
			cout << "(Please enter a valid number)";
		}

	}
}




	int main()
{
		

		string name;
		cout << "\n\tEnter your name.";
		getline(cin, name);
		cout << "(" << name << ")"" -I am " << name << ".... Where are we?\n" << endl;

		if (name == "Johanna Jones")
		{
			cout << "(Barnaby) -What the heck?!? Johanna Jones ?! For real?! ..... No time to explain, come with me now! " << endl;
		}

		else
		{
			cout << "(Barnaby) -No time to explain, come with me now! \n ------------------------------------------------------------------" << endl;
		}

		intro();

		

		return 0;
}

[ultifinitus]

Heya! Looks like a fun time, here's a snippet to get you started:

if (answer1 == 1){
      cout << "(Barnaby) -Oh, so you're from the north... Well, let's try not to kill each other"
           << "while we're still on the way, we have a long way to go before reaching town";
}
else if(answer1 == 2) {
      cout << "I see.. Well if you try to rob me while im sleeping, I will cut your throat little"
           << " man. Alright, let's get going.";
}

Make sure you change event1; to event1(); at some point as well.

[Viiarge]

Yeahhhh ! It fixed the problem ! Now, as a good learning coder, I've got into another problem 5mins after fixing this one.I wanted to have a sex selector a the start (Are you a boy or girl), but im not sure how to make this.

Do I make :

----------------------------

char sex;

cout << "Are you a boy or a girl ?" << endl;
cin >> sex;

cout << "My name is" name "and i'm a " sex " << endl;

----------------------------

I think i'm just missing the difference between int, void, char, string (this one i seem to be quite good with) class and others.

Again, thanks for the help !

[ipodder1985]

For the gender selector, it'll be better if you create a while loop to accept only the words you want (in other words, loop the question if the person enters any other words beside "boy" or "girl")