While Loop

[stoneJax]

I set up a while loop as a validation routine that lets the user type quit to quit. For some reason the loop enters as true when I have tried to make it false. It's probably something really basic that I either forgot or am just not seeing it. What is wrong with my loop?

  
int main()
{
	const int SIZE = 256;
	char inString[SIZE]{};
	char quit[] = { 'q','u','i','t', '\0' };
	int first, second;

	cout << "Enter a string: ";
	cin.getline(inString, SIZE);

	while (inString != quit) {
		
		cout << inString;
		if (isAPalindrome(inString, &inString[0], &inString[strlen(inString) - 1])) {
			cout << " is a palindrome" << endl;
		}
		else cout << " is not a palindrome." << endl;



		cout << "Pick 2 elements, everthing in between "
			<< "and including the elements wil be checked for palindrome." << endl;
		cout << "1st element: ";
		cin >> first;
		cout << "2nd element: ";
		cin >> second;
		if (isAPalindrome(inString, &inString[first], &inString[second])) {
			while (first < second) {
				cout << inString[first]; 
			}
			cout << " is a palindrome" << endl;
		}
		else {
			while(first < second) {
				cout << inString[first];
			}
			cout << " is not a palindrome." << endl;
		}
		cin.ignore();
		cout << "Enter a string: ";
		cin.getline(inString, SIZE);
	}

	system("pause");
	return 0;
}

[salem c]

> while (inString != quit)
Use strcmp() when you have vanilla char arrays and pointers.

If you want to use !=, then use a std::string.

[stoneJax]

we to #include <string> for strcmp() correct. Unfortunately I am not allowed to use that.

[stoneJax]

Actually it seems to be working without that header.
Thank you Salem!

[salem c]

strcmp() is found by #include <cstring>

> Actually it seems to be working without that header.
Which header?

If it 'works' without either, that just makes you 'lucky', not 'good'.