comparing two words

[16MoizwU]

I have another assignment in which it asks for two words and then compare them to write the first one and then the other. I think I have solved the first one but it's doesn't show the second word. the program that I write is

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;

int main() {
// prints two words and compare them
string x, y;
// user type the words taken by x and y respectively
cout << " x = " << x << " and y = " << y << endl;
cin >> x >> y;
// comapre two words
if(x < y) cout << " the first word is: " << x << endl;
else cout << " the second word is: " << y << endl;
return 0;
}

Please help me out.

Let my guys give you the whole question

Create a C++ program that accepts two words adn compare them. The output should say " the frist word is: " then the first word in alphabetic order should appear, and in other line " the second word is: " then the second word typed by the user.

[LacViet]

How would you like to compare the two words? By alphabet, number of characters, length? O_o

[CheesyBeefy]

Seeing that it is only showing the first word, apparently x is always less than y. But how can a string be less than something?

Do you mean how many letters, if they are the same word, which letters, what?

[hartmannr76]

Yea, the way C++ will technically "compare" strings, like if i was asking which one was greater, it will look at the strings memory address. Your best bet will be to compare their size.

[16MoizwU]

Let my guys give you the whole question

Create a C++ program that accepts two words adn compare them. The output should say " the frist word is: " then the first word in alphabetic order should appear, and in other line " the second word is: " then the second word typed by the user.

[jpmcfly]

Try using a string compare function that you write yourself

[16MoizwU]

yes i know i write down the compare function but it's only shows only one value which less but i have to have both values such this way- lower value showing on one line than the higher value showing in another line

[LacViet]

If it's just two words. You can do something like this. Real simple. But further on down the line you might want to do something else that is more portable than if-else statement. hehe. :)

int main()
{
string alpha, beta, gamma; 
cin >> alpha; 
cin >> beta; 
    
if(beta < alpha)
	{
		gamma = alpha;
		alpha = beta; 
		beta = gamma; 
	}

cout << alpha << " " << beta; 
}//main