If-else statement with boolean logical expression

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I wrote this code for my assignment but i don't seem to get any message at all after i put 'y' or 'n' in my output.

What I have tried:

C++

if ((studentAnswer == 'Y') || (seniorCitizenAnswer == 'Y'))
	{
		cout << "Congratulations!" << endl;
		cout << "You qualify for discounted movie tickets." << endl;
	}
	else if ((studentAnswer == 'N') && (seniorCitizenAnswer == 'N'))
	{
		cout << "Sorry." << endl;
		cout << "You must be a student or a senior citizen to receive discounted movie tickets." << endl;
	}

	cout << endl << endl;

	return 0;

Posted 13-Sep-17 17:16pm

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Updated 13-Sep-17 21:26pm

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ArunRajendra 14-Sep-17 0:15am

C++ is case sensitive. Are you using "Y" or "y"?

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Patrice T · Answer 1 · 2017-09-13T20:17:00

You check some user input against 'Y' and 'N' but user input can be 'y' or 'n', in which case your test fail.
Solutions:
- you need to force user to input uppercase.
- add a check for 'y' and 'n' too.
- test with uppercase if user input; by using the toupper function.

If user input can only be 'Y' and 'N', your code can be simplified because if iris not one, it is automatically the other.

C++

if ((studentAnswer == 'Y') || (seniorCitizenAnswer == 'Y'))
{
}
else if ((studentAnswer == 'N') && (seniorCitizenAnswer == 'N'))
{
}