I need some help !

**alwalw** · 02-22-2006

Right now this C program calculates the sales tax amount for each store location for a purchase amount of $125.00.
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#include <stdio

int main()
{
int iSelection = 0;
float fAmount = 125.00;//Purchased amount in US$
float fTax1 = .0725;//Del Mar CA.
float fTax2 = .0750;//Encinitas CA.
float fTax3 = .0775;//La Jolla CA.

printf("\n\tSelect your store location\n");
printf("1\tDel Mar\n");
printf("2\tEncinitas\n");
printf("3\tLa Jolla\n");
scanf("%d", &iSelection);

//This calculates the tax rate for Del Mar CA.
if (iSelection == 1) {
printf("\nYour tax amount is: $%.2f\n", fAmount * fTax1);
printf("\nClick the X in the upper right corner to exit this application.\n");
} //end if

//This calculates the tax rate for Encinitas CA.
if (iSelection == 2) {
printf("\nYour tax amount is: $%.2f\n", fAmount * fTax2);
printf("\nClick the X in the upper right corner to exit this application.\n");
} //end if

//This calculates the tax rate for La Jolla CA.
if (iSelection == 3) {
printf("\nYour tax amount is: $%.2f\n", fAmount * fTax3);
printf("\nClick the X in the upper right corner to exit this application.\n");
} //end if
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getch();
return 0;

I need it modified so that the user inputs the purchase amount, and the program checks the user input for validity. In addition to calculating the sales tax for each location, calculate and display the total sale amount for each location.

Thanks
alwalw

**Salem** · 02-22-2006

Nice job on the code tags

**Richie T** · 02-22-2006

looks like a beginner program. You already seem to know how
to use scanf, so that should do for reading in the purchase
amount:

Code:

scanf ("%f", &fAmount);

here's a link to the FAQ on validation. this may be a bit complex
to look at for a beginner, but its manageable if you stick with it.

if you just want to check that the amount entered is not too big
or too small (i.e. negative), try an if statement like this:

Code:

if (fAmount < 0 || fAmount > 5000)
{
     printf ("Input is out of range\n");
}

finally, you already know how to do the calculations, so remove
the selection part and the associated if statements. to calculate
the total sale price, just add the tax on like this:

Code:

printf("\nYour tax amount is: $%.2f and the total price is $%.2f\n", (fAmount * fTax1), (fAmount + (fAmount * fTax1)));

now to finish up, in your code you use getch (), which is defined
in the nonstandard header conio.h - you didn't include it in the
post. also, its a bit much including a header for only one function,
especially when the same effect can be achieved using getchar
from stdio.h, take a look at this

lastly, use indentation as it makes debugging code a little easier.
as already mentioned, you used the code tags wrong, the top
one should have been at the end of the code and vice versa
that should help a little i think

**ssharish2005** · 02-22-2006

'switch' statments would be more usefull for this application as well

ssharish2005

**alwalw** · 02-22-2006

Ok now I'm a newbie so yu guys will have to break things down a bit for me..

**fgw_three** · 02-23-2006

Originally Posted by alwalw

Ok now I'm a newbie so yu guys will have to break things down a bit for me..

Well, we don't HAVE to break them down, but we will because we're nice

A switch statement

Code:

switch (iSelection) {
    case 1:
        // do something
        break;
    case 2:
        // do something
        break;
     default:
         // do the default thing 
         break;
}

can often replace multiple if statements like you have. If the range of iSelection is small and compact, some compilers will actually create befter perfroming code.

But really, a switch in this instance would be easier to read.

There are some restrictions to switch that I will leave up to you to figure out, but that's pretty much what it will do for you.

**alwalw** · 02-28-2006

Thanks !

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