Thread: Inserting commas using recursion

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    Question Inserting commas using recursion

    I am working on a program for class where I need to insert commas into a number using a recursive function. The program needs to take into account negative numbers. What I have so far in regards to the function is:
    if(abs(n)<=999)
    return n;
    else
    return Number(n-(n%1000)):
    }
    I need some direction as to how I submit a comma and if my program is flowing correctly. I tried to run it to try to get some idea as to what was going on but received "error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol_WinMain 16"

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    i don't understand what you mean by "insert commas into a number", a number string maybe. but the unresolved external usally means the function prototype doesn't match the defination header. if you post the code maybe i could help more

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    This is the full code that I am using. Given a number eg. 10561. I am trying to right a recursive function that will display the number as 10,561.
    #include<iostream>
    #include<cstdlib>

    using namespace std;

    int Comma(int);//Recursive function to add commas to numbers

    int main()
    {
    int number;//number to receive commas

    cout<<"Enter a number: ";
    cin>>number;
    cout<<Comma(number);

    return 0;
    }
    int Comma(int n)
    {
    if(abs(n)<=999)
    return n;
    else
    return Comma(n-(n%1000));
    }

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    experiment with your program.

    can you use % if n is negative?

    what happens if n is negative and you substract n % 1000?

    what happens if you put a line like:

    cout << ',';

    before as opposed to after this line:

    return Comma(n-(n%1000));

    ????

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