pass word

[bandibana]

i have been testing a password entering to my program. I want to enter the pass word as "*" and compare the entered password with my given pass word. After that run the relevant function. This is the code I'm working on

void login(){

	clrscr();
    char un[25], ps[25], atype[25];
	int i,c; 
	
	gotoxy(20,15);
    cout<<"Username: ";
    cin>>un;
	
	gotoxy(20,16);
    cout<<"Password: ";
    for ( i = 0; i < 24 && (c = getch()) != '\r'; ++i ) {
     ps[i] = c;
     putch('*');
    }
	
	gotoxy(20,17);
    cout<<"Usertype: ";
    cin>>atype;

    if(!strcmp(un,"technician") && !strcmp(ps,"123") && !strcmp(atype,"technician")){
       technicianMenu();
    }
   
    else if(!strcmp(un,"sales") && !strcmp(ps,"123") && !strcmp(atype,"sales")){
       salesMenu();
    }
	else if(!strcmp(un,"jacob") && !strcmp(ps,"123") && !strcmp(atype,"owner")){
       jacobMenu();  
    }
    else{
	cout<<"Invalid User name  and password ";
    }
}

My problem is that it wont load the relevant menu as I want. If someone can help me with that, would be very thankful

[bandibana]

any help ...

[coder777]

You need to add a '\0' to ps after you finished reading the password

Please use code tags (the tags you used are wrong): [code]Your code[/code]
See: http://www.cplusplus.com/articles/z13hAqkS/

[bandibana]

coder777 (1814) Aug 8, 2012 at 2:20pm
You need to add a '\0' to ps after you finished reading the password

Please use code tags (the tags you used are wrong): Your code
See: http://www.cplusplus.com/articles/z13hAqkS/

thx for your kind reply.
sure i'll use [code] tags next time correctly.

I would be very thankful if you could show me exactly how to use '\0' as I am new to C programming ..

[ne555]

for ( i = 0; i < 24 && (c = getch()) != '\r'; ++i ) {
   ps[i] = c;
   putch('*');
}
//password readed (or too long, try to fix that)
ps[i] = '\0'; //terminating character. 

[bandibana]

for ( i = 0; i < 24 && (c = getch()) != '\r'; ++i ) {
ps[i] = c;
putch('*');
}
//password readed (or too long, try to fix that)
ps[i] = '\0'; //terminating character.

ne555

thx for the help. It works fine.

[viliml]

Just so you know, you don't have to quote everything frm the post before you!