Password Authentication c++

Question

Hi this is my first time using classes so apologies for my poor explanation. Basically I am making a password function for an elevator program. LogIn is the name of my class, wh

Answer 1

I think the code should be like this:

while (1)
    {
        if (Authenticate.getName() == Authenticate.getNameAttempt())
        {
            return true;
        }
        else        
        {
            if (attempts++ == 2)
            {
                return false;
            }
            cout << "Incorrect name. Try again" << endl;
            cout << "" << endl;

            cout << "Enter Name:" << endl;
            cin >> nameAttempt;

            Authenticate.setNameAttempt(nameAttempt);
        }
    }