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I have three inputs but I only get one output?

jason007thomas (32)
why am I only getting one output is it my for i loop. and it actualy prints out only the second input thats why I think the i++ is making it do that

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#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <limits>
using namespace std;


int main()

{
	// initialization of Variables
	string input1;
	string input2;
	string input3;
	string veg [3];
	string fruit [3];
	string dairy [3];

	//initialization
	veg [0] = "carrot";
	veg [1] = "broccoli";
	veg [2] = "tomato";
	 
	fruit [0] = "apple";
	fruit [1] = "orange";
	fruit [2] = "watermelon";

	dairy [0] = "milk";
	dairy [1] = "cheese";
	dairy [2] = "cream cheese";

	
		//if statement
		cout<<"Enter 3 Items"<<endl;
		cin>>input1;
		cin>>input2;
		cin>>input3;
		for(int i = 0;1 <3; i++)
		{
			if (input1 == veg [i])
				cout<<input1<<"Is a Vegetable" <<endl;
			else
				if(input1 == dairy[i])
					cout<<input1<<"Is a Dairy Product"<<endl;
				else
					if(input1 == fruit [i])
						cout<<input1<<"Is a Fruit Product"<<endl;
					else 
						if(input2 == veg [i])
						cout<<input2<<"Is a Vegetable"<<endl;
						else
							if(input2 == dairy[i])
								cout<<input2<<"Is a Dairy Product"<<endl;
							else
								if(input2 == fruit [i])
                                   cout<<input2<<"Is a Fruit Product"<<endl;
								else
									if(input3 == veg [i])
										cout<<input3<<"Is a Vegetable"<<endl;
									else
										if(input3 == dairy [i])
											cout<<input3<<"Is a Dairy Product"<<endl;
										else
										if(input3 == fruit [i])
											cout<<input3<<"Is a Fruit Product"<<endl;
										else cout<<"Unknown Item"<<endl;
										cout<<"press enter to continue"<<endl;
			system ("pause");

		return 0;	
		}
		


}


or do I need a nested loop somewhere? thanks for any help guys?
khris (52)
I can't help much, but I found one error. Line 37, for(int i = 0;1 <3; i++). I think you meant to put "i<3", not "1<3".
khris (52)
Alright, I figured out what is going on here. The for loop will end once it categorizes the first input. You need to create a new for loop for each input. For example:

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for(int i = 0;i <3; i++)
{
     if input1...  //"..." are the rest of the code for the line
          .....;
     else
          if input1...
               .....;
           else
                if input1...
                     .....;
}
for(int i = 0;i <3; i++)
{
     if input2....
         ....;
     else
          if input2....
               ....;
           else
               if input2...
                    ....;
}

for(int i = 0;i <3; i++)
//same as above, but with imput3
khris (52)
You can also add the code for the "unknown item" at the bottom of each for loop. This should work. Good luck!
jason007thomas (32)
I just started doing that I just need to reorganize cause ive been trying while loops at first and it would go on forever after the 1st item - as a matter of fact how do you keep a while loop from going on endlessly again? I forgot - AND THANKS A LOT KHRIS!!!
khris (52)
No problem..

Hmm, I'm still new to C++ so I'm not sure how to keep a while loop from going on endlessly. I hope someone else chimes in on this so I can learn also..
Mazd (191)
Read here for more explained instruction http://cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/control/

-Mazeedy
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