Thread: Totally stuck where have i gone wrong??

Hey all, currently i am doing this question
Write a C++ program such that its execution will keep asking the user to enter a pair of integers, start and finish, and will terminate when either start>finish, or EOF or an invalid input has been encountered. Every time a new pair of integers start and finish are read, the program will first calculate the subtotal
start² + (start+1)² + (start+2)² + ... + (finish-1)² + finish²and then add the subtotal to the total. Before the program terminates, it should display the accumulatedtotal and the average of all the subtotals.
This is the code i have managed to get so get so far

Code:

#include <iostream>#include <cmath>
// #include <string>
using namespace std;


int main()
{
 double start, finish, subtotal, total, average;
 float a, b, c ;
 
 bool ValidInput = false;


do
{
   cout << "Enter the START and FINISH number: ";
   cin >> a, b ;
  
   c = pow(a , b);


   cout << a << "to the power of " << b << "equals to" << c
   << '_' << endl << endl;


if (cin.fail() || start < finish)
{
cin.clear();
cin.ignore();
return 0;


}
else
{
double total;
total = start + finish;


cout << "The Subtotal Is : " << subtotal << endl;
cout << "The Total Is: " << total << endl;
cout << "The average is: " << average << endl;
}


} while ( ValidInput == false );


system ("pause");
return 0;


}

A wild guess is that you're quite new to c++. The one on one is, debug. Use cout, printf() flush could be used too, to display your variables as you go along. So, first lesson: debugging and some brute force.

yes i am quite new to c plus plus and been thrown into the deep end.
where am i supposed to do the de bugging? e.g cout print f ()

I use dev c ++ how do i get the debugging mode set up?
I just looked at the code again and think it is best to rewrite it again any tips to get me started off.

Originally Posted by rogster001

I thought i had replied to this but it seems my response has disappeared.

Dude, you're obviously helping a newbie here. I guess your sarcasm will score better if you try it later on.

Originally Posted by geekified

I just looked at the code again and think it is best to rewrite it again any tips to get me started off.

There are many ways of planing a program. I always go with a piece of paper and a pen. Try to find out what works best for you.

Originally Posted by rogster001

- Dude - there was no sarcasm, I honestly meant I went back to view the post and the reply did not seem to have been added, I would not bash a newbie that shows code and effort, I have certainly been there myself too rite, so keep it in your pants next time before dishing out .

Pfft! I pretty sure you could feel the warm tenderness in my post.