Stroustrup Ch. 3 (idk what edition I have)

[Innoox]

Hello community
I'm trying to educate myself with C++. I have used Bjarne Stroustrup's book:
"Programming. Principles and Practice Using C++".
I reached Ch3 and get some trouble with the task p.: 116, #4
I haven't english version of a book, so I'll try to explaine task.
- Declare variable of char type with name friend_sex and initialized it with 0. Offer user input value "m" - if friend is male, and "f" if female. With two "if" statement cout:
If friend male - "If you'll se friend_name, ask him to call me."
If friend female - "If you'll se friend_name, ask her to call me."

So I get something like this:

#include "std_lib_facilities.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include "Test.h"
using namespace std;
int main()
{
	string first_name;
	string friend_name;
	string mail_1;
	string mail_2;
	string mail_3;
	char friend_sex = 0;
	char f = 0;
	char m = 0;
	cout << "Please inpute name of receiver: " << endl;
	getline (cin, first_name);
	cout << "Please inpute mail: " << endl;
	getline (cin, mail_1);
	getline (cin, mail_2);
	getline (cin, mail_3);
	cout << "Please input friend name: " << endl;
	getline (cin, friend_name);
	cout << "What gender your friend is? Input f or m." << endl;
	cin >> friend_sex;
	cout << "Dear " << first_name << "," << endl
		 << mail_1 << endl
		 << mail_2 << endl
		 << mail_3 << endl
		 << "Did you see " << friend_name << " recently?" << endl;
	if (friend_sex == f) cout << "If you will see " << friend_name << " please tell him to call me.";
	if (friend_sex == m) cout << "If you will see " << friend_name << " please tell her to call me.";
}

And I get some like this:
http://radikal.ru/fp/94a8a98c616149bebca932f7365a1533
http://radikal.ru/fp/dc7bad3de5d44c11adb3974b31cb6457

And 1 more question. What I should use if I need inpute some area with text? Not the simple string?

[TarikNeaj]

if (friend_sex = f)

= is an assignment operator.
== is a comparison operator.

You want to use == not =.

if (friend_sex == f) // note double =

[Innoox]

Thank's but still don't have any about "if":
http://imgur.com/00znuTk

Change code in first post.

[TarikNeaj]

You should stop uploading pictures to sites no one has ever heard of, I don't know you and I am not willing to click on any of your links. Upload it on http://imgur.com/ if you really need to.

Thank's but still don't have any about "if":

This doesnt make sense to me. You can paste your code in your thread instead of pictures.

[Innoox]

Yes, sorry. Change in the last reply.

[whitenite1]

@Innoox

You also have to put the variable checking into quotes, as..

if (friend_sex == 'f')

and

if (friend_sex == 'm')

[Innoox]

Thanks!