me again - different assigment

[tsushio]

this

#include <iostream.h>
#include <conio.h>

int main ()
{
	int code,age,days;

   char category;

   cout << "\nAge: ";
   cin >> age;

   cout << "\nDays: ";
   cin >> days;

   if (age > 50)
   {
   	if (age > 55)
      	{
   			cout << "\nPatient's category: ";
   			cin >> category;

         	if (category == 'G',category == 'g')
            	cout << "Charges: " << days*5 << " \n";
				   cout << "\nType of ward: Class 1\n";

            else
            {
            	if (category == 'N',category == 'n')
            	cout << "Charges: RM15";
               cout << "\nType of ward: Class 2\n";
            }

         }
   	else
      	cout << "Charges: RM15";
   		cout << "\nType of ward: Class 2\n";
         cout << endl;
   }
   else
   {
      if (age < 50)

      cout << "\nCategory: ";
      cin >> category;

    	cout << "\nType of ward: ";
   	cin >> code;

    	if (category == 'G',category == 'g')
           {
           	if (code == 1)
               	cout << "\nCharges: RM" << days*90 << " \n";
               else if (code == 2)
                 	cout << "\nCharges: RM" << days*70 << " \n";
               else if (code == 3)
                 	cout << "\nCharges: RM" << days*50 << " \n";
               else
               	cout << "UNDEFINED";
            }
        else  if (category == 'N',category == 'n')
            {
            	if (code == 1)
               	cout << "\nCharges: RM" << days*120 << " \n";
               else if (code == 2)
                 	cout << "\nCharges: RM" << days*90 << " \n";
               else if (code == 3)
                 	cout << "\nCharges: RM" << days*70 << " \n";
               else
               	cout << "UNDEFINED";
            }

   }

   getch ();

   return 0;

}

the error is

cp (27,17) : misplaced else

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i tried removing the else but the program did not run correctly.

what mistake that i actually did?i really cant see it.T_T

[newb16]

You made some indentation there, but the line
cout << "\nType of ward: Class 1\n";
after which the 'else' is placed is not a part of 'if' expression.

[JosAH]

It's a matter of curly parentheses: as a starting programmer always put curly braces around the if-else statement(s)

if (<condition>) {
   // zero or more statements
}
else {
   // zero or more statements
}

Even seasoned programmers may be helped by this practice. Python is an exception to this rule but then again: Python is a silly language ;-)

kind regards,

Jos

[tsushio]

i dont quite get it.T_T

maybe..simpler. ...and...maybe with example?^_^

[JosAH]

i dont quite get it.T_T

maybe..simpler. ...and...maybe with example?^_^

Always use those curly brackets as in the example in my previous reply.

kind regards,

Jos