Compare two strings in C++

[MAK001]

I need to compare two strings in C++. Suppose the first string is sol and the other one incomplete_ans. They both have the same length. I am using the compare function like this:

if ((sol.compare(incomplete_ans)) == 0)
{
cout<<"***W I N N E R***\n";
}

But, the program prints "Winner" even when the strings are not same.I also tried printing the two strings if somehow they are getting equal in the program; but they are completely different.

Thank you in advance

[joe864864]

If you are just testing if the strings are the same why not just use something like:

	if (string1 == string2)
	{
		cout << "Win" << endl;
	}
	else
	{
		cout << "Loser" << endl;
	}

[wildblue]

if ((sol.compare(incomplete_ans)) == 0);

Remove the semi-colon at the end of the if line.