Restart function with while loop

[vishant]

This is my code, what I want to do is insert a function that restarts if the user presses anything besides 1-5.


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

using namespace std;

int main()
{
int difficulty;
int select;
int x;





system("COLOR 1a");
cout << " [1]Play Bruiser: Bruiser Origins " << "\n";
cout << " [2]Story \n";
cout << " [3]Game Options " << endl;
cout << " [4]Extras " << endl;
cout << " [5]Quit the game" << endl << endl;
cout << " Press any number 1-5 and press enter." << "\t";
cin >> select;

switch(select)
{
case 1:

cout << "This is the C++ text based game, not the actual game." << endl << endl;
cout << "Press any key to quit.";
break;

case 2:
cout << "Work in progress" << endl << endl;
cout << "Press any key to quit.";
break;

case 3:
cout << "You can't do anything" << endl << endl;
cout << "Press any key to quit.";
break;
case 4:
cout << "Beat the game first..." << endl << endl;
cout << "Press any key to quit.";
break;
case 5:
cout << "Haha, you figured out there is nothing to do!" << endl;
cout << "Press any key to quit.";
break;
default:
cout << "You're messing with me aren't you?"<< endl;
cout << "*sigh*...";



}
getch();
return 0;

}









I know that this isn't an actual game yet, my problem is, i'm not great with while and do while loops, could someone point me in the right direction?

[firedraco]

Put a while(true) loop around the code you want to repeat, then if you want to quit, just use a break.

If you need/want more info:
http://www.cplusplus.com/doc/tutorial/control/

Oh, by the way, please try to not use system() or <conio.h>...

[jloundy]

PLEASE USE /CODE TAGS

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

using namespace std;

int main()
{
int difficulty;
int select;
int x;


int num;

do{
system("COLOR 1a");
cout << " [1]Play Bruiser: Bruiser Origins " << "\n";
cout << " [2]Story \n"; 
cout << " [3]Game Options " << endl;
cout << " [4]Extras " << endl; 
cout << " [5]Quit the game" << endl << endl;
cout << " Press any number 1-5 and press enter." << "\t";
cin >> select;

switch(select)
{
case 1:

cout << "This is the C++ text based game, not the actual game." << endl << endl;
cout << "Press any key to quit.";
break;

case 2:
cout << "Work in progress" << endl << endl;
cout << "Press any key to quit.";
break;

case 3:
cout << "You can't do anything" << endl << endl;
cout << "Press any key to quit.";
break;
case 4:
cout << "Beat the game first..." << endl << endl;
cout << "Press any key to quit.";
break;
case 5:
cout << "Haha, you figured out there is nothing to do!" << endl;
cout << "Press any key to quit.";
break;
default:
cout << "You're messing with me aren't you?"<< endl;
cout << "*sigh*...";
cout<<"Input Number not equal to 1 - 5 :";
cin>>num;
}while( // This Loop Condition can Probably Be simplified but you get the idea
num>=0&&
num!=1||
num!=2||
num!!=3||
num!=4||
num!=5);

} 
getch(); 
return 0;

}

[awasteoflife]

}while( // This Loop Condition can Probably Be simplified but you get the idea
num>=0&&
num!=1||
num!=2||
num!!=3||
num!=4||
num!=5);

That's just:
}while ( ( num < 1 ) || ( num > 5) )

Also, did I miss something?

[jloundy]

no your right, i wrote that 2 mins outta bed so i dont know what i was thinking lol

while(num<1||num>5);

[vishant]

Sorry, what I meant to say was, if the user pressed r, the program restarts.

[jloundy]

is it really that hard to figure out, we just told you how to do it with an int,
just do it with a char

char again;
do{
// all your code
cin>>again;
}while(toupper(again) == 'R');

[vishant]

Thanks.