(Last Revision -- 03/12/00)

if-Statement and else-Statment Example Adapted from Astrachan's Tapestry

#include <iostream.h>
#include <string>

/* illustrates use of if-else statement
   with compound statements. */

int main(void)
{
    string response;
    
    cout << "Do you like broccoli [yes/no]> ";
    cin >> response;
    if ("yes" == response)
    {
        cout << "Green vegetables are good for you" << endl;
        cout << "Broccoli is good in Chinese food as well" << endl;
    }
    else
    {
        cout << "De gustibus non disputandum" << endl;
        cout << "(There is no accounting for taste)" << endl;
    }
    return 0;
}