Issue with simple number counting application

[sheepo39]

I'm working on a number counting application and the code is

CODE:

/* A simple C++ application which asks the user  for two numbers, then counts from the smaller number  to the larger number */ #include <iostream> #include <unistd.h> using namespace std ; int main() {         // Declares two variables of type int         int num1 ;         int num2 ;         int lesserNumber ;         int greaterNumber ;         int numberOfCounts = 1 ;                 // Asks the user for two integer numbers         cout << "Please enter an integer number: " ;         cin >> num1 ;         cout << "Please enter another integer number: " ;         cin >> num2 ;                 // Checks to see which number is the lesser one, and which one is greater         if ( num1 < num2 )         {                 lesserNumber = num1 ;                 greaterNumber = num2 ;         }                         else         {                 lesserNumber = num2 ;                 greaterNumber = num1 ;         }                 //Outputs the numbers from lesserNumber to greaterNumber         for ( lesserNumber; lesserNumber <= greaterNumber ; lesserNumber++ )         {                                 // Checks if the number of counts is equal to 1                 if ( numberOfCounts == 1 )                 {                         cout << "First number: " << lesserNumber << endl ;                 }                                 else if ( numberOfCounts < greaterNumber - lesserNumber )                 {                         cout << "Number: " << lesserNumber << endl ;                 }                                 else if ( numberOfCounts == greaterNumber - lesserNumber )                 {                         cout << "Final number: " << lesserNumber << endl ;                 }                                 numberOfCounts++ ;                 sleep(1) ;         }         return 0 ; }

Say, I choose one, and ten, The output is

First number: 1
Number: 2
Number: 3
Number: 4
Final number: 5

However, as you can see, it stops at five instead of ten, I don't get what is causing this. Any ideas on how to fix this?

Thanks,

John

[DemonWasp]

You're incrementing 'lesserNumber' in addition to 'numberOfCounts' (see your for() line...), which is what you seem to have intended. This makes the third condition in your loop true because ( 5 == 10 - 5) is true. Your loop line should declare and initialise numberOfCounts before the first semicolon; next it should check that numberOfCounts < greaterNumber; then it should numberOfCounts++ .