Passwords help

I'm trying to include a password into my game, but it isn't working properly. I'm getting a bit confused about using strings :/

Code:


cout << "Input a password:" << endl;
   string p;
   cin >> p;

   if (p == "banana")
      return 1;
   else if (p == "define")
      return 2;
   else if (p == "pirate")
      return 3;
   else
      {cout << " Invalid password" << endl;
      return 0;}


ahhh ignore this! i found the problem elsewhere..

Just for future reference, comparing strings

Code:

string cat = "cat";
if (cat.compare("dog") == 0) cout << "the strings are equal";
else cout << "the strings aren't equal";