I lied, I didn't really go to sleep.  But I really should...

Possums like to watch. They can't do anything else though.

or hang in your closet and hiss when you turn on the lights

This thing is kicking my ass.

Is it not possible to use an "or" operator in a "while" loop? Fuck C++

yep logical or = and or

and not: either or

-Exiled Possum 

Interesting... somethng practical on this thread.

Never fear, tea is here.   Not sure what you're doing, but boolean || is working fine for me.

#include <iostream>

int main() {

   int a = 5;    int b = 2;

   while (a || b ) {       if (a)  { a--;  }       if (b )  { b--;  }       std::cout << "Iterate\n";     }

   return 0;  }

Do note that it's a||b, and not a|b.   Although with this particular mini-program the end result is the same (that's just coincidence).  5||2 evaluates to 1, whereas 5|2 evaluates to 7.  This program works by coincidence either way because 0||0 = 0|0 = 0.   And to add to the confusion, a|b is a bit-wise OR operator, not an add (which is also coincidence:  5|2 just happens to equal 5+2 in this case). 

Using a|b when a||b is intended is a very typical c++ noob mistake.

Your first mistake was making the goblin agro.

Are you coding a MUD?   There are lots of issues with this code.  I don't know where to begin.  It looks like you're mixing constructs from other languages.  Have you successfully executed a basic Hello World.cpp program yet?   I think you need to go back to the beginning first.

serves you right

-Exiled Possum