Need help on a simple problem

[vague oyster]

I just started learning c++ 2 days ago and right now i'm writing a program which find an int(i) such that i+x = y or i + y = x ( i know that i can just use int i = x - y but i want to practise my code soooo)

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[vague oyster]

here's my code

#include <iostream>
int main() {
    int x,y;
    std::cin >> x >> y;
    if (x > y) {
        for (int i = 0; i < y; i++) {
            if (i + x == y) {
                std::cout << x << i;
            }
        }
    }
    else {
        for (int i = 0;i < x; i++) {
            if (i + y == x) {
                std::cout << y << i;
            }
        }
    }
}

it doesn't show any error but it doesn't give output either

[vocal jetty]

the conditions will never be true ig

[sharp adder]

well, that's likely because your code isn't actually reaching a cout statement. Have you tried running it in your debugger?

[vocal jetty]

if you do (x >= y) only then it might work
as consider x = 3, y = 3
the condition will be true and 3 will be printed

[vague oyster]

it has to be true at 1 point right?

[vocal jetty]

no not if x>y or x < y

consider x = 2, y = 3.
the first if will not work the else block will be executed
inside the condition of that loop (i + y == x) will never be true as
0 + 3 == 2 can never be true. try doing y - i == x

[vague oyster]

OH

ok tysm

[vocal jetty]

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