My program is supposed to stop the user from inputting a duplicate time for a ru

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My program is supposed to stop the user from inputting a duplicate time for a runner. My input validation (while loop) is still allowing duplicate times to be put in, what am i doing wrong?

#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>

using namespace std;

main()
{
    char name[3][10];
    int time[3];
   
    for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
    {
    cout << "What is runner number" << " " << i+1 << "'s name?"<< endl;
    cin >> name[i+1];
}

for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
{
  cout << "What was" << " " << name[i+1] << "time?(in seconds)" << endl;
  cin >> time[i];
  while(time[i+2] == time[i] || time[i+1] == time[i] || time[i+1] == time[i+2]) // this validation is not working.
  {
   cout << "Sorry you cant enter a duplicate time" << endl;
   cin >> time[i];
  }
}

ofstream writer("runner.dat");

cout << "Name" << setw(7) << "Time" << endl;


  
         for(int w = 0; w < 3; w++)
     {
     cout << name[w+1] << setw(7) << " " << time[w] << endl;
  }
  

for(int l = 0; l < 3; l++)
{
  writer << name[l+1] << setw(7) << " " << time[l] << endl;
    }
   
    writer.close();

}

Explanation / Answer

#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>

using namespace std;
int main()
{
   char name[3][10];
   int i,w,l, time[3];

   for(i = 0; i < 3; i++)
   {
       cout << "What is runner number" << " " << i+1 << "'s name?"<< endl;
       cin >> name[i+1];
   }

   for(i = 0; i < 3; i++)
   {
       cout << "What was" << " " << name[i+1] << " time?(in seconds)" << endl;
       cin >> time[i];

       //in this code you have check with next element you cant read data from user then it returns null so it no working properly.
       //For example i = 0 you have read the value from user and store in time[0] but you cant read remining data, but you check with those also. so the condition not working properly
       //while(time[i+2] == time[i] || time[i+1] == time[i] || time[i+1] == time[i+2]) // this validation is not working.
       //{
       //   cout << "Sorry you cant enter a duplicate time" << endl;
       //   cin >> time[i];
       //}

      
       if(i==1)
       {
           while(time[i-1] == time[i]){
           cout << "Sorry you cant enter a duplicate time" << endl;
           cin >> time[i];
           }
          
       }
       else if(i == 2){
           while(time[i-1] == time[i] || time[i-2] == time[i]){
           cout << "Sorry you cant enter a duplicate time" << endl;
           cin >> time[i];
           }
       }
   }

   ofstream writer("runner.dat");

   cout << "Name" << setw(7) << "Time" << endl;

   for(w = 0; w < 3; w++)
   {
       cout << name[w+1] << setw(7) << " " << time[w] << endl;
   }

   for(l = 0; l < 3; l++)
   {
       writer << name[l+1] << setw(7) << " " << time[l] << endl;
   }

      
   return 0;
}

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