how to end the repetition of showing the menu in c++? - c++

Question

So, I am new to C++. I have this code where I need to input what I would like to view. What happened in my code is that, when I put an input in choice, for example 1, it will show the Peripherals list. And when I input 5 in the Peripheral List, it would go back to the Main Menu. In the Main Menu, if I inputted 4, the Main Menu is looping or repeating again and again. I need to exit it or end if I input 4.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int choice;
int pick;
char view;
cout << "\n" << endl;
cout << "\t \t -------------------------------------------------------------------" << endl;
cout << "\t \t \t \t \t WELCOME TO SHOPPING SPREE" << endl;
cout << "\t \t -------------------------------------------------------------------" << endl;
//MENU
do {
cout << "What type of items would you like to view?" << endl;
cout << " [1] Peripherals" << endl;
cout << " [2] Mobile Phones" << endl;
cout << " [3] Consoles" << endl;
cout << " [4] Exit" << endl;
cout << "Enter your choice: ";
cin >> choice;
if (choice == 1) {
cout << "\n";
cout << "What peripherals would you like to purchase?" << endl;
cout << "[1] HyperX Alloy FPS PRO" << endl;
cout << "[2] SteelSeries APEX PRO" << endl;
cout << "[3] Razer Kraken X" << endl;
cout << "[4] AORUS K7" << endl;
cout << "[5] BACK TO MENU" << endl;
cout << "Enter your choice: ";
cin >> pick;
}
else if (choice == 2) {
cout << "\n";
cout << "What mobile phones would you like to purchase?" << endl;
cout << "[1] Xiaomi Mi Mix 3" << endl;
cout << "[2] Oppo Reno" << endl;
cout << "[3] Realme 5" << endl;
cout << "[4] Samsung Galaxy 10" << endl;
cout << "[5] BACK TO MENU" << endl;
cout << "Enter your choice: ";
cin >> pick;
}
else if (choice == 3) {
cout << "\n";
cout << "What consoles would you like to purchase?" << endl;
cout << "[1] PlayStation 5" << endl;
cout << "[2] Nintendo Switch" << endl;
cout << "[3] PlayStation 4" << endl;
cout << "[4] XBOX S" << endl;
cout << "[5] BACK TO MENU" << endl;
cout << "Enter your choice: ";
cin >> pick;
}
}
while (pick == 5);
}

Answer 1

You need to do a thing when choice is 4 (currently you're not doing anything).
That thing is break: end the loop.
else if (choice == 4) {
break;
}
Alternatively, build it into the loop condition:
while (choice != 4 && pick == 5);
…though, personally, I think this is harder to follow.

Answer 2

The break in C or C++ is a loop control statement which is used to terminate the loop. As soon as the break statement is encountered from within a loop, the loop iterations stops there and control returns from the loop immediately to the first statement after the loop.
So, you simply can do:
cout << "What type of items would you like to view?" << endl;
cout << " [1] Peripherals" << endl;
cout << " [2] Mobile Phones" << endl;
cout << " [3] Consoles" << endl;
cout << " [4] Exit" << endl;
cout << "Enter your choice: ";
cin >> choice;
if (choice == 4) {
break;
}