#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <fstream>

using namespace std;

void genderTrue()
{
   cout << "You selected male!";

}

int main()
{
   char FirstName[30], LastName[30], FileName[20], checkGender[7];

   bool Gender;

/*
   cout << "Hello there!\n";
   cout << "This is the start of your journey.\n";
   system("PAUSE");

   system("CLS");

   cout << "Please enter your characters first name: ";
   cin >> FirstName;

   cout << "Now his or her second name: ";
   cin >> LastName;

   system("CLS");
*/

   cout << "Please enter your character's gender with male or female: ";
   cin >> checkGender;

       if (checkGender == "male") {
          Gender = true;
       }
           else if (checkGender == "female") {
               Gender = false;
           }

   if (Gender == true) {
       cout << "You selected male!\n";
   }
       else if (Gender == false) {
           cout << "You selected female!\n";
       }

   system("PAUSE");
}

if checkgender == m
printf(youre male)
else if (checkgender == f)
printf(youre female)

while checkgender != m || checkgender != f
printf(please enter your gender)
if checkgender == m
printf(youre male)
else if (checkgender == f)
printf(youre female)
end while

//usage
//
//char array[7];
//cin >> array >>
//alpganum2upper(array)

void alphanum2upper(char *str)
{
   int i = strlen(str);                            //length of the string
   while (i-->0)                                   //while the length is greater then zero deincrement
   {
       if (*str >= (int)'a' && *str <= (int)'z')  //if the pointer to the current character of the array is greater then (int)a
       {                                          //(:ps all that does is turn 'a' into a decimal number look it up on a ascii chart:) and str is less then (int)z
           *str-=32;                              //if current char is between those lowercase values subtract 32 from it putting the character in the
       }                                          //ascii range for the equivalent upper case letter
   str++;                                         //increament the string pointer to point to the next letter in the string array
   }
}