need some C noob help

hi,

I'm just starting out scripting in C, and while I know the theory, practice seems to be harder then I had hoped.

I wrote this simple script as an exercise but for some reason I don't get the expected result:

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>

float sqroot(unsigned int, float);
float absff(float);

int main()
{
        int first, second, nil=1;
        while(nil){
                printf("\ngetal 0: ");
                scanf("%d",&nil);

                printf("\nsqroot(%d)=%f\n",nil,sqroot(nil,0.1F));
        }

}

float sqroot(unsigned int aa, float eps){

        float res1,res2;

        printf(" aa=%f\n",(float)aa);
        printf(" eps=%f\n",eps);

        res1=absff((float)aa);
        res2=absff(-1.0F*aa );
        printf(" absff( (float)aa )=%f\n",res1);
        printf(" absff( -1.0F*aa  )=%f\n",res2);

        return absff((float)aa);

}
float absff(float ff){
        printf(" ff=%f\n",ff);
        return (ff>=0.0F?ff:-1.0F*ff);
}

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I run this script inside the console and get this:

Code:

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getal 0: 25
 aa=25.000000
 eps=0.100000
 ff=0.000000
 ff=0.000000
 absff( (float)aa )=16384.000000
 absff( -1.0F*aa  )=30720.000000
 ff=0.000000

sqroot(25)=28672.000000

getal 0:

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I would expect to see this though:

Code:

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getal 0: 25
 aa=25.000000
 eps=0.100000
 ff=25.000000
 ff=25.000000
 absff( (float)aa )=25.000000
 absff( -1.0F*aa  )=25.000000
 ff=25.000000

sqroot(25)=25.000000

getal 0:

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Notes:
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- I know there's a math lib available, but I'm unfamiliar with it('s use).
- I really don't understand why the float values (ie. (float)aa) aren't passed on to the absff() function, nor why I get this result:

Code:

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ff=0.000000
 ff=0.000000
 absff( (float)aa )=16384.000000
 absff( -1.0F*aa  )=30720.000000

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If ff==0.000000 then why does the console tell me the result is 16384.000000??

I copy-pasted your code and ran it. I got the result you were expecting and not the one you're getting. Which compiler are you using?
EDIT: There is a library which you can include <math.h>. The square root function works as sqrt(any_number). There is also a pow(x,y) which calculates xraised to the power y. The important point is these two function do not return int values.
math functions

I just created a new empty project, copy pasted the source and ran it. it ran like I wanted it to, but I still dont know what's wrong with the other build. I checked the compiler on my files and VS2008 tells me they all "Compile as C Code (/TC)".

I'll be trying out some more...



EDIT:

So I created a new project with my code, and it works fine.
Then I created my header file, moved some of the declarations etc into it, rebuild and it still works fine.
Then I created a new source file, moved my methods into it, rebuild and suddenly I get the same problem as before.

What am I doing wrong in this last step? this is my current source:

file: main.c

Code:

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#include "head1.h"

int main()
{
        int first, second, nil=1;
        while(nil){
                printf("\ngetal 0: ");
                scanf("%d",&nil);

                printf("\nsqroot(%d)=%f\n",nil,sqroot(nil,0.1F));
        }

}

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file: head1.h

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>

float sqroot(unsigned int, float);
float absff(float);

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file: f1.c

Code:

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float sqroot(unsigned int aa, float eps){

        float res1,res2;

        printf(" aa=%f\n",(float)aa);
        printf(" eps=%f\n",eps);

        res1=fabs((float)aa);
        res2=fabs(-1.0F*aa );
        printf(" absff( (float)aa )=%f\n",res1);
        printf(" absff( -1.0F*aa  )=%f\n",res2);

        return absff((float)aa);

}
float absff(float ff){
        printf(" ff=%f\n",ff);
        return (ff>=0.0F?ff:-1.0F*ff);
}

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nvm, found the problem; I didn't include the right headers in the second source file...