if else confusing problem?

Question

In this program no matter how many times i run it it wont print out the statement in bold.

shouldnt it print evert statement after else?

it will only print "HI-6"

 

 

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int x = 8, y = 5;
if (x > y)
{
if (y <= 2)
{
cout << "Hi-4\n";
cout << "Hi-5\n";
}
}
else
cout << "Hi-8\n";
cout << "Hi-6\n";

}

Answer 1

Hey Sara,

It's probably long after you needed it, but I am submitting an answer in case someone else has similar issues with nested-if statements. Your code is equivalent to this:

#include <iostream>

#include <string>

using namespace std;

int main() {

int x = 8, y = 5;

if (x > y) {

if (y <= 2) {

cout << "Hi-4\n";

cout << "Hi-5\n";

}

}

else {

cout << "Hi-8\n";

}

cout << "Hi-6\n";

}

As you can see, x will always be greater than y, therefore, the cout << "Hi-8\n"; command inside the else statement will not be executed as it refers to the outer if-statement, not the inner one.

Quick tip: use indents; they will help you recognize the blocks of commands better when using nested-if statements.