C++ if/else

[suemez]

I am trying to do an if/else problem.

User is asked to input if they have a meal plan.

User inputs a string "yes" or "no"

My problem is running the if/else to later calculate the cost of a meal plan if the answer yes = true.

I have this so far:
[CODE=cpp]const double MEAL_PLAN = 1245.00;

int num1 = 0;

string str1 = "yes"
string str2 = "no"

cout << " Please enter yes or no for meal plan: ";
cin >> str1, str2;

if ( str1 != str2){
meal_plan = true;
}
else
{
meal_plan = false;
}
cout << endl;


cout << "Meal Plan: " ;
if (meal_plan == true){
MEAL_PLAN; // to return cost of meal plan
}
else
{
num1; // to return 0
}[/CODE]

I am not sure if I can use the string in this. I am not getting it to calculate. I have tried using a different variable in cin, and still cannot get it to work.
Any ideas?

Thank you,

Suemez

[oler1s]

Your code is utterly broken. As a side note, when posting code here, please use CODE tags so that it is actually readable.

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string str1 = "yes"
string str2 = "no"
---
Won't compile because of missing semicolons. Don't be careless about them.

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cout << " Please enter yes or no for meal plan: ";
cin >> str1, str2;
---
Explain that to me. Explain how that syntax translates to logic.

---if ( str1 != str2){
meal_plan = true;
}
---
meal_plan is not defined anywhere. Won't compile. Why compare str1 to str2?

---if (meal_plan == true){
MEAL_PLAN; // to return cost of meal plan
}
---
What do you mean "return" cost of meal plan?

---else
{
num1; // to return 0
}
---
Uh, if you want to return 0, return 0. Don't create a variable to stand in for 0, and then return that. Not unless that variable not being 0 is a plausible scenario.

Your code is utterly broken. You may as well post it in its entirety here (but only your original broken version). Also, as a side note, where are you learning C++ from? The code you wrote is atrocious and some of it is meaningless nonsense. While as a beginner, your mistakes are forgiven, some of the code you write is very awkward in that the logic it tries to represent is meaningless here. Seriously, where are you learning C++ from?

[suemez]

I had written my code in quickly and apologize for the scramble. Next time I will copy and paste. I appreciate your help and thoughtful words. I have figured out the answer.