String Ifstatements

[LouisKnight]

Trying to write a simple code to declare opinions for each teacher (guess which one set the task.) Problem is that I didn't think I'd have to declare string variables for each teachers name just my own variable teacherName. No matter what I try it just comes back with my else statement for "Do not recognise this teacher."

  int main(void)

{
	string teacherName;
	string darren;
	string dave;
	string jim;

	cout << "Please enter your teachers name \n";
	cout << "\n";
	cin >> teacherName;

	if (teacherName == darren)
	{
		cout << "Legend \n";
	}
	else if (teacherName == dave)
	{
		cout << "OK \n";
	}
	else if (teacherName == jim)
	{
		cout << "Good \n";
	}
	else
	{
		cout << "I do not recognise this teacher.";
	}

	system("pause");
	return 0;
}

[Peter87]

darren, dave and jim are string variables that contains empty strings "".

If you want darren to contain the string "darren" you have to write string darren = "darren";

If you don't want to use these string variables you can write the string literal directly in the if condition.

if (teacherName == "darren")
{
	cout << "Legend \n";
}

[LouisKnight]

Thanks! I can see what I've done wrong. Appreciate it Peter87!