Question

Find and fix errors

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>

using namespace std;

const int MIN = 1;
const int MAX = 10;

int getRandom(int low, int high);

int main()
{
  
int random_num = 0;
int player_num;
int tries;
int seed = static_cast<int>(time(0));
bool guessed = false;
  
srand(seed);
// call the getRandom function below
  
  
tries = 4;
while ( tries > 0 && !guessed )
{
cout << "Enter a number within the range 1 to 10: ";
cin >> player_num;
if( player_num == random_num )
{
cout << "Congratulations! You did it!\n\n";
}
else
{
if ( tries = 1 )
cout << "Sorry, the number was " << random_num << endl;
else
{
if( player_num < random_num )
cout << "Your guess is low!";
else
cout << "Your guess is high!";
cout << " Try again!\n\n";
}
}
}
return 0;
}

/*~*~*~*~*~*~
This function takes two integers low and high,
and generates a random number within this range (inclusive)
*~*/
int getRandom(int low, int high)
{
if (low > high)
{
int hold = low;
low = high;
high = hold;
}
  
return rand() % (high - low + 1) + low;
}

Answer 1

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>

using namespace std;

const int MIN = 1;
const int MAX = 10;

int getRandom(int low, int high);

int main() {
    int random_num = 0;
    int player_num;
    int tries;
    int seed = static_cast<int>(time(0));
    bool guessed = false;

    srand(seed);

    // call the getRandom function below
    random_num = getRandom(MIN, MAX);

    tries = 4;
    while (tries > 0 && !guessed) {
        cout << "Enter a number within the range 1 to 10: ";
        cin >> player_num;
        if (player_num == random_num) {
            cout << "Congratulations! You did it!\n\n";
            guessed = true;
        } else {
            if (tries == 1)
                cout << "Sorry, the number was " << random_num << endl;
            else {
                if (player_num < random_num)
                    cout << "Your guess is low!";
                else
                    cout << "Your guess is high!";
                cout << " Try again!\n\n";
            }
        }
        tries--;
    }
    return 0;
}

/*~*~*~*~*~*~
This function takes two integers low and high,
and generates a random number within this range (inclusive)
*~*/
int getRandom(int low, int high) {
    if (low > high) {
        int hold = low;
        low = high;
        high = hold;
    }

    return rand() % (high - low + 1) + low;
}