why isnt this printing 500

[dmacfang8]

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()

{
string input;

cout << "Enter the name!" << endl;
cin >> input;

if (input == "pick 5 hamburger meat") {
cout << 500 << endl;
}
return 0;
}

[Chervil]

why isnt this printing 500

Logically, because this condition evaluates as false:

(input == "pick 5 hamburger meat")

More specifically, cin >> input; skips leading spaces, then stores non-whitepace characters into the string input until it reaches the first space or newline.

If you want to read a string containing spaces, use getline instead:

    getline(cin,input);

[boost lexical cast]

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main()
{
        std::string input;

        std::cout << "Enter the name!\n";
        std::getline(std::cin, input);

        if (input = "pick 5 hamburger meat")
        {
                std::cout << 500 << '\n';
        }

        return 0;
}