If condition correct but the program go to else????

[handytxg]

Hi, I'm new here and need help with if problems.

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
   list<char> charList;  
   vector<vectordata> myvector;     

   if (argc != 4) {
      printf("Syntax : euro file\n");
      return 0;
   }
   
   cout << argv[1];
   if ( argv[1] == "e" )
   {
   loadList2(charList, argv[2]);
   //printList(charList);
   loadList(myvector);
   encode(charList, myvector);
   printvectordata(vectorresult, argv[3]);
   return 0;
   }
   else
   {
   cout << "error" << endl;
   return 0;
   }
}

The debug code shown that argv[1] value e
please help me
thanks

[kb8coolj]

maybe I am a bit daft, but isn't the proper syntax for making a comparison in an if statement for a character 'e' instead of "e"? or is that some special property of passing in a parameter through int main. I am rather unfamiliar with that.

[handytxg]

Ok thanks it's sloved

[Lindley]

Or use strcmp().