Programming menu options

[levitylek]

int main(){

		int ans;
		
		//Get user's input
		printmenu();
		scanf("%d", &ans);

		while (ans !=6) {
			
			if (ans==1) 
				tripfueleff();
			else if (ans==2) 
				getitem();
			else if (ans==3)
				printlogo();
			else if (ans==4)
				multgame();
			else if (ans==5)
				printfuelgraph();
			
		}
}
		
//Prints out menu
void printmenu() {
	printf("Which of the following options would you like?\n");
	printf("1) Calculate fuel efficiency for a trip.\n");
	printf("2) Determine whether or not to go back home and pick up an item.\n");
	printf("3) Print the car logo to the display.\n");
	printf("4) Play the multiplication game.\n");
	printf("5) Print a visual display of the recent fuel efficiency.\n");
	printf("6) Quit\n");
}

That's what I got for a menu so far. But after I choose an option, and the specified function runs, it repeats the function. After the function is done running I need it to go back to the menu instead of repeating. Do I need to add something to the while statement to do this or something to the functions themselves?

Here's an example of one of the functions:

void getitem() {
	int mins_dist, mins_before, mins_forgot, total, spare1, spare2;
	
	//User input
	
	printf("How long does it take you to drive to work (in minutes)?\n");
	scanf("%d", &mins_dist);
	
	printf("How many minutes before work did you start?\n");
	scanf("%d", &mins_before);
	
	printf("How many minutes did it take you to realize you forgot an item?\n");
	scanf("%d", &mins_forgot);
	
	//Determine if you should turn around
	
	total = (mins_forgot * 2) + mins_dist;
	spare1 = mins_before - total;
	spare2 = mins_before - mins_dist;
	
	if (total <= mins_before)
		printf("Go back home and pick up the item.\nYou will arrive at work with %d minutes to spare.\n", spare1);
	else
		printf("Just go to work, you'll have to do without the item.\nYou will arrive at work with %d minutes to spare.\n", spare2);
}

[CommonTater]

You should move your printmenu() and scanf() calls inside your while loop.
You may also find that do...while is a better loop structure in this case.

[levitylek]

Perfect! That was exactly what I need thank you. And i'll definitely look into a do while.