c++ question on 'It's a sign' challenge

Question

Hey there. I came up with a rather complicated solution (well, not really) to the "it's a sign" challenge.

In two cases, the code does not quite work and I cannot think of why that is the case. Any help or hints would be happily appreciated.

#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>

int main()
{
std::string str = "CATS MONDYAS RACeCAR TACOS";
std::string str2(str.rbegin(), str.rend()); //reverse string items

int count = 0;
std::vector<std::string> vecStr;
std::vector<std::string> vecStr2;
std::stringstream ss(str); //convert str into stringstream
std::stringstream ss2(str2); //convert str into stringstream
std::string strTemp, strTemp2;

while (ss >> strTemp) //optional with delimiter -> getline(ss, strTemp, ',')
{
vecStr.push_back(strTemp);
}
while (ss2 >> strTemp2) //optional with delimiter -> getline(ss, strTemp, ',')
{
vecStr2.push_back(strTemp2);
}
std::reverse(vecStr2.begin(), vecStr2.end()); //reset order of elements to original

//comparing elements in two vectors
for (std::size_t i = 0; i != vecStr.size(); i++)
{
if (vecStr[i] == vecStr2[i])
count++;
}
if (count != 0)
std::cout << "OPEN";

else
std::cout << "TRASH";
}

Answer 1

Just wanna remind you to pay extra attention on the required output formatting. I seen someone failed it for one different letter case, so, careful with the outputs.

Answer 2

Is that the exact code of your solution?
If it is, you hard coded the case instead of taking inputs.
Btw, please check letter case like Ipang said.

Answer 3

I didn't try the challenge. But this approach which is very different to yours should work with 4 inputs. Just for your reference.
https://code.sololearn.com/chis40AWH5Ex/?ref=app

Answer 4

This is not the exact code, of course (no input). Just for demonstration purposes. Thank you both! I will check. By the way, I did use Open and Trash respectively… so there shouldn‘t be an issue with the output…