The use of basic comparison operators in C++

The provided C++ code is a simple console application that demonstrates the use of basic comparison operators in C++.

Code

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    // Initialize two integer variables x and y
    int x = 0, y = 0;

    // Print the question: is x equal to y?
    cout << "Question: is x equal to y?" << endl;

    // Check if x is equal to y
    if (x == y) {
        // If x is equal to y, print the result
        cout << "x is equal to y" << endl;
    }

    // Change the values of x and y
    x = 0, y = 1;

    // Print the question: is x not equal to y?
    cout << "Question: is x not equal to y?" << endl;

    // Check if x is not equal to y
    if (x != y) {
        // If x is not equal to y, print the result
        cout << "x is not equal to y" << endl;
    }

    // Change the values of x and y
    x = 1, y = 0;

    // Print the question: is x greater than y?
    cout << "Question: is x greater than y?" << endl;

    // Check if x is greater than y
    if (x > y) {
        // If x is greater than y, print the result
        cout << "x is greater than y" << endl;
    }

    // Change the values of x and y
    x = 2, y = 1;

    // Print the question: is x greater than or equal to y?
    cout << "Question: is x greater than or equal to y?" << endl;

    // Check if x is greater than or equal to y
    if (x >= y) {
        // If x is greater than or equal to y, print the result
        cout << "x is greater than or equal to y" << endl;
    }

    // Change the values of x and y
    x = 1, y = 2;

    // Print the question: is x less than (or equal to) y?
    cout << "Question: is x less than (or equal to) y?" << endl;

    // Check if x is less than or equal to y
    if (x <= y) {
        // If x is less than or equal to y, print the result
        cout << "x is less than or equal to y" << endl;
    }

    // End of the program
    return 0;
}

Explanation

The provided C++ code is a simple console application that demonstrates the use of basic comparison operators in C++. It does so by initializing two integer variables, x and y, and then comparing them using different operators.

Initially, x and y are both set to 0:

int x = 0, y = 0;

The code then prints a question to the console asking if x is equal to y:

cout << "Question: is x equal to y?" << endl;

This is followed by an if statement that checks if x is indeed equal to y using the == operator. If the condition is true, it prints a message to the console:

if (x == y) {
    cout << "x is equal to y" << endl;
}

The code then changes the values of x and y and repeats the process with different comparison operators (!=, >, >=, <, <=). Each time, it prints a question to the console, checks the condition, and prints a message if the condition is true.

For example, after changing x to 0 and y to 1, the code checks if x is not equal to y:

x = 0, y = 1;
cout << "Question: is x not equal to y?" << endl;
if (x != y) {
    cout << "x is not equal to y" << endl;
}

This pattern continues until all the comparison operators have been demonstrated. The program then ends with a return 0; statement, indicating successful execution.

Output

Question: is x equal to y?
x is equal to y
Question: is x not equal to y?
x is not equal to y
Question: is x greater than y?
x is greater than y
Question: is x greater than or equal to y?
x is greater than or equal to y
Question: is x less than (or equal to) y?
x is less than or equal to y

Process finished with exit code 0