You're missing closing right braces on the if/else if statements. You want the syntax to follow the pattern: if (condition) { ... } else if (condition1) { ... } ... else if (conditionN) { ... } else (finalcondition) { ... } On 7/26/10, David Engebretson Jr. <d.engebretson@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > what's the exact error your compiler gives? > > thanks, > david > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jes" <theeternalkid@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 10:23 PM > Subject: Re: If statements inside switch statements? > > > Sorry it's taken me so long to get back. > Bill, I am using C++. > Here is the sample code that I am trying to compile: > if (nights <= 0) > { > cout << "Error, must be greater than 0. "; > else if (nights == 1) > { > cout << "You have selected to stay for a single night. "; > else if (nights > 1) > { > cout << "You have selected to stay for "; cout << nights; cout << "nights. > "; > > ] //end if > > > On Jul 26, 2010, at 3:39 PM, Bill Gallik wrote: > >> Whoa, whoa, whoa; are you saying the "else" portion of your code doesn't >> compile but the rest does? >> >> Which programming language are you using? >> >> If it's C or C++ send me a snippet of this code and I'll give it a look >> because this doesn't seem plausible. >> ---- >> Holland's Person, Bill >> E-Mail: BillGallik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> - The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese! >> __________ >> View the list's information and change your settings at >> //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind >> > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.441 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3030 - Release Date: 07/26/10 > 18:34:00 > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind