Program Help Login and Asterisk

[deleon123]

Please guys help me with this, disregard the bottom part, what I just need to take care of right now is the log-in process, the password should be in asterisk and the limit of login attempts should only be three. I can't seem to make it work like when you get the password correct it transfers you to the menu.

  #include<iostream>
#include<string>
#include<stdlib.h>
#include<conio.h>
using namespace std;
int main()
{  
   system ("color 7");
   cout <<"        ****************************************************************      " <<endl;   
   cout <<"        ****************************************************************      " <<endl;  
   cout <<"    *******************     ***     ****     ***     *********************    " <<endl; 
   cout <<"***********************   **  **    ****     ***     *************************" <<endl; 
   cout <<"***********************   **  **    ********     *****************************" <<endl;  
   cout <<"***********************   ******    *********   ******************************" <<endl;   
   cout <<"***********************   ******    *********   ******************************" <<endl;   
   cout <<"******************************************************************************" <<endl;  
   cout <<"******************************************************************************" <<endl;
   cout <<"******************************************************************************" <<endl;   
   cout <<"**     **     **        **        **      **      **   *****   **      *******" <<endl;  
   cout <<"**  ** **     **   **   **        **  ******      **   *****   **      *******" <<endl; 
   cout <<"**     **  ** **     *******   *****      **  **  **   *****   **  **  *******" <<endl; 
   cout <<"**  *****     **   **  *****   *****  ******      **   *****   **      *******" <<endl;  
   cout <<"**  *****     **   ****  ***   *****  ******      **      **   **      *******" <<endl;   
   cout <<"******************************************************************************" <<endl;   
   cout <<"******************************************************************************" <<endl;  
   cout <<"******************************************************************************" <<endl;
   cout <<"******************************************************************************" <<endl;
   cout <<"      ******************************************************************      " <<endl;
   cout <<endl;
   cout <<endl;
   
   const int max_attempts=3;
   string username;
   string password;
   char c;
   int attempts = 0;
   
  for(int attempts = 0; attempts < max_attempts; attempts++)
  {
   START:
   cout <<"                               User has 3 trials" <<endl;
   cout <<"                    Enter Username: ";
   cin >>username;
   cout <<"                    Enter Password: ";
    char pass[32];
   int i = 0;
   char a;
   for (i=0;;)
   {
   	a=getch();
   	
   	if((a>='a'&&a<='z')||(a>='A'&&a<='Z')||(a>='0'&&a<='9'))
   {
   	pass[i]=a;
   	++i;
   	cout<<"*";
   }
   if(a=='\b'&&i>=1)
   {
   	cout<<"\b \b";
   	--i;
   }
   if (a=='\r')
   {
   	pass[i]='\0';
   	break;
   }
}

    if (username=="1234" || password=="12345")
        {goto loop2;}
    else{
        cout << "Unsuccessful login " << max_attempts - attempts - 1 << " attempts more.\n";
    }
   
   
        

   
   
       
          system("cls");
   loop2:
   string answer;             
   cout <<"                             MAIN MENU\n";
   cout <<"\nchoose the letter for each topic to view some sample program: \nBasic in c++: ";
   cout <<"          \n a.variables";
   cout <<"          \n b.constant";
   cout <<"          \n c.operators";
   cout <<"          \n d.basic input/output";
   cout <<"          \n e.control structure";
   cout <<"          \n f.arrays";
   cout <<"          \n g.Exit" ;
   cout <<endl;
   cout <<endl;
   cout <<"Please Enter the letter you choose: ";
   cin >> answer;



   if(answer == "a")
   {      
          system("cls");
   string variable;         
   cout <<"VARIABLE in C++ is name for a piece of memory that can be used to store informa-tion" <<endl;
   cout <<"          \n a. identifier, data types, declaration, and introduction of variables";
   cout <<"          \n b. introduction of strings";
   cout <<"          \n c. go back to main menu";
   cout <<"          \n d. Exit";
   cout <<endl;
   cout <<"Please Enter the letter you choose: ";
   cin >>variable;
                 
                    }
                    
                    
   if(answer == "b")
   {
   string constant;
   cout <<"CONSTANT expression with a fixed value" <<endl;}
                     


              
}
   
   
system ("PAUSE");
return 0; 
}

[Yatora]

Input password 3 times, and the password appears to be all asterisks whatever the user inputs it?

So I wish you luck. This topic is for advanced C++ programmers only. I might want to do it but implementing such thing is time-consuming.

[deleon123]

The program runs the password in asterisk characters it is already solved. But the main problem here is even if the password is wrong it still goes inside the menu.

[deleon123]

Also the trials are fixed.

[Yatora]

Your code does not look good and please get rid of goto. Code indentation is also important.