I need assistance in creating a tic-tac-toe game

[JarrodBaniqued]

I'm having trouble entering a number into "move": when I do that, the board does not display itself again, with the "X" of the first move on the intended square. Instead, what I'm getting is "Error!" over and over again. Is there anything I'm missing? (Please constrain yourself to the language within the code. This is for a basic high school computer science class in its sixth month.)

  #include < iostream>

using namespace std;

int main() {
	char exit;
	char board[100][100];			//Define variables
	int i, j, q;
	char move;
	int player;
	//char symbol;
	//char XorO;
	bool check[10];

	for (i = 1; i <= 9; i++) {
		check[i] = false;
	}
	//Initialise the map array
	for (i = 0; i <= 1; i++) {
		for (j = 0; j <= 5; j++) {			//Top left square
			board[i][j] = ' ';

		}
	}
	for (i = 2; i == 2; i++) {
		for (j = 0; j <= 2; j++) {			//Top left square
			board[i][j] = ' ';

		}
	}
	for (i = 2; i == 2; i++) {			//Number entry
		for (j = 3; j == 3; j++) {
			board[i][j] = '1';
		}
	}
	for (i = 2; i == 2; i++) {
		for (j = 4; j <= 5; j++) {			//Top left square
			board[i][j] = ' ';

		}
	}
	for (i = 3; i <= 3; i++) {
		for (j = 0; j <= 5; j++) {			//Top left square
			board[i][j] = ' ';

		}
	}
	for (i = 0; i <= 13; i++) {			//Left vertical line
		for (j = 6; j <= 6; j++) {
			board[i][j] = '|';
		}
	}
	
		for (i = 0; i <= 1; i++) {			//Top middle square
			for (j = 7; j <= 12; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 2; i == 2; i++) {			//Beginning of row 2
			for (j = 7; j <= 9; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';

			}
		}
		for (i = 2; i == 2; i++) {			//Number entry
			for (j = 10; j == 10; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '2';
			}
		}
		for (i = 2; i == 2; i++) {
			for (j = 11; j <= 12; j++) {			//End of row 2
				board[i][j] = ' ';

			}
		}
		for (i = 3; i <= 3; i++) {
			for (j = 7; j <= 12; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';

			}
		}

		for (i = 0; i <= 14; i++) {			//Right vertical line
			for (j = 13; j <= 13; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '|';
			}
		}
		for (i = 0; i <= 1; i++) {			//Top right square
			for (j = 14; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 1; i == 1; i++) {			//Top right square
			for (j = 14; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 2; i == 2; i++) {			//Beginning of row 2
			for (j = 14; j <= 15; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';

			}
		}
		for (i = 2; i == 2; i++) {			//Number entry
			for (j = 16; j == 16; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '3';
			}
		}
		for (i = 2; i == 2; i++) {
			for (j = 17; j <= 19; j++) {			//End of row 2
				board[i][j] = ' ';

			}
		}
		for (i = 3; i <= 3; i++) {
			for (j = 14; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';

			}
		}

		for (i = 4; i <= 4; i++) {			//Top horizontal line
			for (j = 0; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '=';
			}
		}
		for (i = 5; i <= 6; i++) {
			for (j = 0; j <= 5; j++) {			//Center left square
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 0; j <= 2; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 3; j == 3; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '4';
			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 4; j <= 5; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 8; i == 8; i++) {
			for (j = 0; j <= 5; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}

		for (i = 5; i <= 6; i++) {			//Center middle square
			for (j = 7; j <= 12; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';

			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 7; j <= 8; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 9; j == 9; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '5';
			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 10; j <= 12; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 8; i == 8; i++) {
			for (j = 7; j <= 12; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}

		for (i = 5; i <= 6; i++) {			//Center right square
			for (j = 14; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';

			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 14; j <= 15; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 16; j == 16; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '6';
			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 17; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 8; i == 8; i++) {
			for (j = 14; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 9; i <= 9; i++) {			//Bottom horizontal line
			for (j = 0; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '=';
			}
		}
		for (i = 10; i <= 13; i++) {			//Bottom left square
			for (j = 0; j <= 5; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 12; i == 12; i++) {
			for (j = 0; j <= 2; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 12; i == 12; i++) {
			for (j = 3; j == 3; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '7';
			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 4; j <= 5; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 8; i == 8; i++) {
			for (j = 0; j <= 5; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}

		for (i = 10; i <= 12; i++) {			//Bottom middle square
			for (j = 7; j <= 12; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 12; i == 12; i++) {
			for (j = 7; j <= 12; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 12; i == 12; i++) {
			for (j = 9; j == 9; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '8';
			}
		}
		for (i = 12; i == 12; i++) {
			for (j = 10; j <= 12; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 13; i <= 14; i++) {
			for (j = 7; j <= 12; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}

		for (i = 10; i <= 11; i++) {			//Bottom right square
			for (j = 14; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 12; i == 12; i++) {
			for (j = 14; j <= 15; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 12; i == 12; i++) {
			for (j = 16; j == 16; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '9';
			}
		}
		for (i = 12; i == 12; i++) {
			for (j = 17; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 13; i <= 14; i++) {
			for (j = 14; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}

		//Print the map array
		for (i = 0; i < 14; i++) {
			for (j = 0; j < 20; j++) {
				cout << board[i][j];
			}
			cout << endl;
		}
		
		//Print Xs and Os
		do {
			for (q = 1; q <= 9; q++) {
				player = q % 2;
				cout << "Please enter a number between 1 and 9." << endl;
				cin >> move;

			
					if (move == 1) {
						if (player == 1) {
							board[2][3] = 'X';
						}
						else if (player == 0) {
							board[2][3] = 'O';
						}
					}
					else if (move == 2) {
						if (player == 1) {
							board[2][10] = 'X';
						}
						else if(player==0){ 
							board[2][10] = 'O'; 
						}
					}
					else if (move == 3) {
						
						if (player == 1) {
							board[2][16] = 'X';
						}
						else if (player == 0) {
							board[2][16] = 'O';
						}
					}
					else if (move == 4) {
							if (player == 1) {
							board[7][3] = 'X';
						}
						else if (player == 0) {
							board[7][3] = 'O';
						}
					}
					else if (move == 5) {
						
						if (player == 1) {
							board[7][10] = 'X';
						}
						else if (player == 0) {
							board[7][10] = 'O';
						}

					}
					else if (move == 6) {
						
						if (player == 1) {
							board[7][16] = 'X';
						}
						else if (player == 0) {
							board[7][17] = 'O';
						}
					}
					else if (move == 7) {
						
						if (player == 1) {
							board[12][3] = 'X';
						}
						else if (player == 0) {
							board[12][3] = 'O';
						}

					}
					else if (move == 8) {
						
						if (player == 1) {
							board[12][9] = 'X';
						}
						else if (player == 0) {
							board[12][9] = 'O';
						}
					}
					else if (move == 9) {
					
						if (player == 1) {
							board[12][16] = 'X';
						}
						else if (player == 0) {
							board[12][16] = 'O';
						}
					}
					else {
						cout << "Error!" << endl;
					}
				}
			/*	else if (player == 0) {

					if (move == 1) {
						board[2][3] = 'O';
					}
					else if (move == 2) {
						board[2][10] = 'O';
					}
					else if (move == 3) {
						board[2][16] = 'O';
					}
					else if (move == 4) {
						board[7][3] = 'O';
					}
					else if (move == 5) {
						board[7][9] = 'O';

					}
					else if (move == 6) {
						board[7][16] = 'O';
					}
					else if (move == 7) {
						board[12][3] = 'O';

					}
					else if (move == 8) {
						board[12][9] = 'O';
					}
					else if (move == 9) {
						board[12][16] = 'O';
					}
					else {
						cout << "Error!" << endl;
					}
				}*/


			
		} while (check[move] = true);
			for (i = 0; i < 14; i++) {
				for (j = 0; j < 20; j++) {
					cout << board[i][j];
				}
				cout << endl;

			}
		
		cout << "Please press a key and enter to exit." << endl;
		cin >> exit;
		return 0;
	}

[newbieg]

Slow down, I know you put a lot into this, but the for loop is meant to save you work, not make it harder.

{EDIT: I guess you do know nested loops, but in the code I give in the next post I show I quick trick to make them do much more work in one go and less work on you. I still suggest this guy's C++ youtube tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAE85DE8440AA6B83 for supplemental learning between chapters of whatever book you might have}

If the error you're getting is a compile-time error, it's because your first line #include < iostream> should not have a space after the < sign (many compilers don't like that).

If you're getting "Error!" then that's because your move variable is a char. If you look up what an ascii table is, you'll see that the number 1 entered into a char through cin is actually not equal to 1 but to '1',

1 = 1
'1' = 49

Just start checking move against the ascii char value '1', '2', '3', etc.

[newbieg]

I don't know if you've gotten into writing functions, but this code will output your starting board minus the actual square contents.

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void loadEmptyBoard(char container[][17], char topLine[17], char squarePadding[17])
{
	for(int i = 0; i < 13; i ++)
	{
		for(int k = 0; k < 17; k ++)
		{
			if(i%4 == 0)
			{
				container[i][k] = topLine[k];
			}
			else
			{
				container[i][k] = squarePadding[k];
			}
		}
	}
}

int main()
{
	char board[13][17];
	char *topLine = (char*) "================\0";
	char *padding = (char*) "|    |    |    |\0";
	loadEmptyBoard(board, topLine, padding);

	for(int i = 0; i < 13; i ++)
	{
		cout << board[i];
		cout << endl;
	}
}

There are several options from here to get your values into the square, some are easier than others.

[JarrodBaniqued]

I do not wish to remake the program wholesale. All I need is what elements to transpose, what bracketing errors I've overlooked, etc. Smaller fixes, please.

[JarrodBaniqued]

I have it:

#include <iostream>

void cursor(int, int);

using namespace std;

int main() {
	char exit;
	char board[100][100];			//Define variables
	int i, j;
	int move;
	int player;
	char symbol;
	//char XorO;
	bool check[10];

	for (i = 1; i <= 9; i++) {
		check[i] = false;
	}
	//Initialise the map array
	for (i = 0; i <= 1; i++) {
		for (j = 0; j <= 5; j++) {			//Top left square
			board[i][j] = ' ';

		}
	}
	for (i = 2; i == 2; i++) {
		for (j = 0; j <= 2; j++) {			//Top left square
			board[i][j] = ' ';

		}
	}
	for (i = 2; i == 2; i++) {			//Number entry
		for (j = 3; j == 3; j++) {
			board[i][j] = '1';
		}
	}
	for (i = 2; i == 2; i++) {
		for (j = 4; j <= 5; j++) {			//Top left square
			board[i][j] = ' ';

		}
	}
	for (i = 3; i <= 3; i++) {
		for (j = 0; j <= 5; j++) {			//Top left square
			board[i][j] = ' ';

		}
	}
	for (i = 0; i <= 13; i++) {			//Left vertical line
		for (j = 6; j <= 6; j++) {
			board[i][j] = '|';
		}
	}
	
		for (i = 0; i <= 1; i++) {			//Top middle square
			for (j = 7; j <= 12; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 2; i == 2; i++) {			//Beginning of row 2
			for (j = 7; j <= 8; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';

			}
		}
		for (i = 2; i == 2; i++) {			//Number entry
			for (j = 9; j == 9; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '2';
			}
		}
		for (i = 2; i == 2; i++) {
			for (j = 10; j <= 12; j++) {			//End of row 2
				board[i][j] = ' ';

			}
		}
		for (i = 3; i <= 3; i++) {
			for (j = 7; j <= 12; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';

			}
		}

		for (i = 0; i <= 14; i++) {			//Right vertical line
			for (j = 13; j <= 13; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '|';
			}
		}
		for (i = 0; i <= 1; i++) {			//Top right square
			for (j = 14; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 1; i == 1; i++) {			//Top right square
			for (j = 14; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 2; i == 2; i++) {			//Beginning of row 2
			for (j = 14; j <= 15; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';

			}
		}
		for (i = 2; i == 2; i++) {			//Number entry
			for (j = 16; j == 16; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '3';
			}
		}
		for (i = 2; i == 2; i++) {
			for (j = 17; j <= 19; j++) {			//End of row 2
				board[i][j] = ' ';

			}
		}
		for (i = 3; i <= 3; i++) {
			for (j = 14; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';

			}
		}

		for (i = 4; i <= 4; i++) {			//Top horizontal line
			for (j = 0; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '=';
			}
		}
		for (i = 5; i <= 6; i++) {
			for (j = 0; j <= 5; j++) {			//Center left square
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 0; j <= 2; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 3; j == 3; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '4';
			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 4; j <= 5; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 8; i == 8; i++) {
			for (j = 0; j <= 5; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}

		for (i = 5; i <= 6; i++) {			//Center middle square
			for (j = 7; j <= 12; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';

			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 7; j <= 8; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 9; j == 9; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '5';
			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 10; j <= 12; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 8; i == 8; i++) {
			for (j = 7; j <= 12; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}

		for (i = 5; i <= 6; i++) {			//Center right square
			for (j = 14; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';

			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 14; j <= 15; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 16; j == 16; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '6';
			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 17; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 8; i == 8; i++) {
			for (j = 14; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 9; i <= 9; i++) {			//Bottom horizontal line
			for (j = 0; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '=';
			}
		}
		for (i = 10; i <= 13; i++) {			//Bottom left square
			for (j = 0; j <= 5; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 12; i == 12; i++) {
			for (j = 0; j <= 2; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 12; i == 12; i++) {
			for (j = 3; j == 3; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '7';
			}
		}
		for (i = 7; i == 7; i++) {
			for (j = 4; j <= 5; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 8; i == 8; i++) {
			for (j = 0; j <= 5; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}

		for (i = 10; i <= 12; i++) {			//Bottom middle square
			for (j = 7; j <= 12; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 12; i == 12; i++) {
			for (j = 7; j <= 12; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 12; i == 12; i++) {
			for (j = 9; j == 9; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '8';
			}
		}
		for (i = 12; i == 12; i++) {
			for (j = 10; j <= 12; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 13; i <= 14; i++) {
			for (j = 7; j <= 12; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}

		for (i = 10; i <= 11; i++) {			//Bottom right square
			for (j = 14; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 12; i == 12; i++) {
			for (j = 14; j <= 15; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 12; i == 12; i++) {
			for (j = 16; j == 16; j++) {
				board[i][j] = '9';
			}
		}
		for (i = 12; i == 12; i++) {
			for (j = 17; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}
		for (i = 13; i <= 14; i++) {
			for (j = 14; j <= 19; j++) {
				board[i][j] = ' ';
			}
		}

		//Print the map array
		for (i = 0; i < 14; i++) {
			for (j = 0; j < 20; j++) {
				cout << board[i][j];
			}
			cout << endl;
		}
		
		//Print Xs and Os
		do {
			for (i = 1; i <= 9; i++) {
				player = i % 2;
				cout << "Please enter a number between 1 and 9: ";
				cin >> move;

				if (player == 1) {
					symbol = 'X';
				}
				else if (player == 0) {
					symbol = 'O';
				}

if (move == 1) {
					check[move] = true;
					check[i] = true;
					board[2][3] = symbol;
					cursor(2, 3);
					cout << symbol;
					cursor(14, 0);
				}
				else if (move == 2) {
					check[move] = true;
					check[i] = true;
					board[2][9] = symbol;
					cursor(2, 9);
					cout << symbol;
					cursor(14, 0);
				}
				else if (move == 3) {
					check[move] = true;
					check[i] = true;
					board[2][16] = symbol;
					cursor(2, 16);
					cout << symbol;
					cursor(14, 0);
				}
				else if (move == 4) {
					check[move] = true;
					check[i] = true;
					board[7][3] = symbol;
					cursor(7, 3);
					cout << symbol;
					cursor(14, 0);
				}
				else if (move == 5) {
					check[move] = true;
					check[i] = true;
					board[7][9] = symbol;
					cursor(7, 9);
					cout << symbol;
					cursor(14, 0);
				}
				else if (move == 6) {
					check[move] = true;
					check[i] = true;
					board[7][16] = symbol;
					cursor(7, 16);
					cout << symbol;
					cursor(14, 0);
				}
				else if (move == 7) {
					check[move] = true;
					check[i] = true;
					board[12][3] = symbol;
					cursor(12, 3);
					cout << symbol;
					cursor(14, 0);
				}
				else if (move == 8) {
					check[move] = true;
					check[i] = true;
					board[12][9] = symbol;
					cursor(12, 9);
					cout << symbol;
					cursor(14, 0);
				}
				else if (move == 9) {
					check[move] = true;
					check[i] = true;
					board[12][16] = symbol;
					cursor(12, 16);
					cout << symbol;
					cursor(14, 0);
				}
				else {
					cout << "Error!" << endl;
				}
				
			}
		} while (check[move] = true);
	
		cout << "Please press a key and enter to exit." << endl;
		cin >> exit;
		return 0;
	}

Meanwhile, for the function "cursor":

#include "windows.h"
void cursor(int x, int y) {
	COORD cord;
	cord.X = y;
	cord.Y = x;
	SetConsoleCursorPosition(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), cord);

}

Solved.
Any thoughts?