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Help, my code isn't working. It won't run no matter how many times I refresh my screen!

+3 votes
asked Sep 2, 2021 by Ibrahim (150 points)
//Before, it was saying there was a problem on line 157. But now nothing is happening.

//The program:

#include <cstdlib> // random number tools including srand() and rand()
#include <ctime> // Gets the computer's time
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
    // Variables
    int u1 = 0;
    int c1 = 0;
    int counter = 0;
    int board[9] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
    // introduce the game, explain the rules
    //Beginning of main While loop for game
    while (counter <= 9) {
        //Display board:
        for (int i=0; i<9; i++) {
        if (i == 2 || i == 5){
        cout << endl;
        }
        cout << board[i];
        }
        //User input:
        cout << "Please enter a spot on the board: \n";
        cin >> u1;
        while (board[u1] == 1 && board[u1] == 2) {
            cout << "Please enter an non-taken spot on the board\n";
            cin >> u1;
        }//End of minor while loop 1
        //Conditions for user input:
        
         if (u1 == 1){
            board[0] = 1;
        } else if (u1 == 2) {
            board[1] = 1;
        } else if (u1 == 3) {
            board[2] = 1;
        }else if (u1 == 4) {
            board[3] = 1;
        }else if (u1 == 5) {
            board[4] = 1;
        }else if (u1 == 6) {
            board[5] = 1;
        }else if (u1 == 7) {
            board[6] = 1;
        }else if (u1 == 8) {
            board[7] = 1;
        }else if (u1 == 9) {
            board[8] = 1;
        } else {
            cout << "That is not a valid space. The computer goes first.\n";
        }
    
        //Computer input:
        //Random number generator:
        srand( static_cast<unsigned int>(time(0)));
        c1 = rand() % 10;
            while (board[c1] == 1 && board[c1] == 2) {
                c1 = rand() % 10;
            } //End of minor while loop 3
        board[c1] = 2;
         //Conditions for computer input:
        if (c1 == 1){
            board[0] = 1;
        } else if (c1 == 2) {
            board[1] = 1;
        } else if (c1 == 3) {
            board[2] = 1;
        }else if (c1 == 4) {
            board[3] = 1;
        }else if (c1 == 5) {
            board[4] = 1;
        }else if (c1 == 6) {
            board[5] = 1;
        }else if (c1 == 7) {
            board[6] = 1;
        }else if (c1 == 8) {
            board[7] = 1;
        }else if (c1 == 9) {
            board[8] = 1;
        }
        // Conditions for when the game is won/lost:
        //Diagonal negative slope:
        if (board[0] == board[4] && board[8] == board[4] && board[8] == board[0]) {
            // -User wins
            if (board[0] == 1) {
                cout << "You win! Nice job!\n";  
                  counter = 9;
            }
            // -Computer wins
            else if (board[0] == 2) {
                cout << "You lost! Too bad!\n";
                  counter = 9;
            } else {
                
            }
            
        }
        //Diagonal positive slope:
       else if (board[2] == board[4] && board[6] == board[4] && board[6] == board[2]) {
            // -User wins
            if (board[2] == 1) {
                cout << "You win! Nice job!\n";
                  counter = 9;
            }
            // -Computer wins
            else if (board[2] == 2) {
                cout << "You lost! Too bad!\n";
                  counter = 9;
            } else {
                
            }
            }
            
        //straight down(right):
        else if (board[2] == board[5] && board[2] == board[8] && board[5] == board[8]) {
            // -User wins
            if (board[2] == 1) {
                cout << "You win! Nice job!\n";
                  counter = 9;
            }
            // -Computer wins
            else if (board[2] == 2) {
                cout << "You lost! Too bad!\n";
                  counter = 9;
            } else {
                
            }
          
        }
        }
        //straight down(middle):
        if (board[1] == board[4] && board[7] == board[1] && board[7] == board[4]) {
             // -User wins
            if (board[1] == 1) {
                cout << "You win! Nice job!\n";
                  counter = 9;
            }
            // -Computer wins
            else if (board[1] == 2) {
                cout << "You lost! Too bad!\n";
                  counter = 9;
            } else {
                
            }
            
        }
        }
        //straight down(Left):
        if (board[0] == board[3] && board[6] == board[0] && board[6] == board[3]) {
            // -User wins
            if (board[0] == 1) {
                cout << "You win! Nice job!\n";
                  counter = 9;
            }
            // -Computer wins
            else if (board[0] == 2) {
                cout << "You lost! Too bad!\n";
                  counter = 9;
            } else {
                
            }
            
        }
        }
         //straight across(top):
        if (board[0] == board[1] && board[2] == board[1] && board[2] == board[0]) {
             // -User wins
            if (board[0] == 1) {
                cout << "You win! Nice job!\n";
                  counter = 9;
            }
            // -Computer wins
            else if (board[0] == 2) {
                cout << "You lost! Too bad!\n";
                  counter = 9;
            } else {
                
            }
            
        }
        }
        //straight across(middle):
        if (board[3] == board[4] && board[5] == board[3] && board[5] == board[4]) {
             // -User wins
            if (board[3] == 1) {
                cout << "You win! Nice job!\n";
                  counter = 9;
            }
            // -Computer wins
            else if (board[3] == 2) {
                cout << "You lost! Too bad!\n";
                  counter = 9;
            } else {
                
            }
            
        }
        }
        //straight across(bottom):
        if (board[6] == board[7] && board[8] == board[6] && board[8] == board[7]) {
             // -User wins
            if (board[6] == 1) {
                cout << "You win! Nice job!\n";
                  counter = 9;
            }
            // -Computer wins
            else if (board[6] == 2) {
                cout << "You lost! Too bad!\n";
                  counter = 9;
            } else {
                
            }
            
        }
        }
        counter++
        
    }//End of main while loop
    return 0;
}//End of function main

1 Answer

+1 vote
answered Sep 20, 2021 by Peter Minarik (84,720 points)

You should have used an else instead of } above lines

  • //straight down(middle):
  • //straight down(Left):
  • //straight across(top):
  • //straight across(middle):
  • //straight across(bottom):
commented Sep 20, 2021 by Ibrahim Abdul-Malik (110 points)
edited Sep 21, 2021 by Ibrahim Abdul-Malik
Thank you! @Peter Minarik It's working now :D
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