Thread: functuions and variables

i have a part in my code that goes


void menuscreen(void);

witch supposily goes to

Code:

void menuscreen(void)
{
if (charactertype == 1){
cout << "&&&&&&&&&&&-MENU-&&&&&&&&&&&&&&                   *"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &                    **"<<endl;
cout << "&  1. Resume Game             &                     ****"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &       ****          *******"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &      *    *       *********"<<endl;
cout << "&  2. Save Game               &      *    *     *************"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &       ****     *****************"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &        **        ##############"<<endl;
cout << "&  3. View Status             &        **       ####   ##   ####"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &        **      #####   ##   #####"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &        **      #####   ##   #####"<<endl;
cout << "&  4. View Map                &        **       ################"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &        **        ##############"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &        **         ############"<<endl;
cout << "&  5. Go to Main Screen       &        **      %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &        **     %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%"<<endl;
cout << "&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&        **   %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%"<<endl;
}
else if (charactertype == 2){
cout << "&&&&&&&&&&&-MENU-&&&&&&&&&&&&&&  <<<<<<<>>>>>>>>&&&&&&"<<endl;
cout << "&                             & <<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>&&&&&&"<<endl;
cout << "&  1. Resume Game             & <<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>&&  &&&"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &  <<<<<<<>>>>>>>>&&&  &&&"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &        |||   &&&&&&&&&&&"<<endl;
cout << "&  2. Save Game               &        |||   &&&&&&&&&&&"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &      %%|||%%  &&&&&&&&&   %%%%%"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &      eeeeeee%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%"<<endl;
cout << "&  3. View Status             &      eeeeeee%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &      eeeeeee%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%e"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &        |||%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%eee"<<endl;
cout << "&  4. View Map                &        |||%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%eeeee"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &        |||%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%eeeeeee"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &        |||%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%eeeeeee"<<endl;
cout << "&  5. Go to Main Screen       &        |||%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%eeeeee"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &        |||%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% eeee"<<endl;
cout << "&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&        |||%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%  eeee"<<endl;
}
else if (charactertype == 3){
cout << "&&&&&&&&&&&-MENU-&&&&&&&&&&&&&&                !"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &            &&&&!!&&&&"<<endl;
cout << "&  1. Resume Game             &           &&&&&!!&&&&&"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &          &&&&&&!!!&&&&&"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &         &&&&& &!!! &&&&&"<<endl;
cout << "&  2. Save Game               &         &&&&   !!!  &&&&"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &         &&&&& &!!! &&&&&"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &         &&&&&&&!!!&&&&&&"<<endl;
cout << "&  3. View Status             &          &&&&&&!!!&&&&&"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &           &&&&&!!!&&&&"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &        %%%%%%%%!!!%%%%%%%"<<endl;
cout << "&  4. View Map                &       %%%%%%%%%!!!%%%%%%%%"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &     %%%%%%%%%%%!!!%%%%%%%%%"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &    %%%%%^%%%%%%!!!%%%%%^%%%%"<<endl;
cout << "&  5. Go to Main Screen       &   %%%%%%^%%%%%%!!!%%%%%^%%%%%"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &  %%%%%%%^%%%%%%!!!%%%%%^%%%%%%"<<endl;
cout << "&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&    %%%%%%^%%%%!!!!!%%%^%%%%%%"<<endl; 
}
else if (charactertype == 4){
cout << "&&&&&&&&&&&-MENU-&&&&&&&&&&&&&&                   &&&&&&&&"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &                  &&&&&&&&&&"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &                  &&   &   &"<<endl;
cout << "&  1. Resume Game             &                  &&  &&&  &"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &                  &&&&&&&&&&"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &                  &&&&&&&&&&"<<endl;
cout << "&  2. Save Game               &                   &&&&&&&&"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &              %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &             ^^^%%%%%%%%%%%%%%^^^"<<endl;
cout << "&  3. View Status             &            %%^^^^%%%%,-%^^^^%^^^^"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &            %%%^^^^%%/%%/^^^^^%^^^^"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &            %%%%^^^^/%%///%^^^^%^^^^"<<endl;
cout << "&  4. View Map                &            %%%%%^^^^%///%%%%^^^^^^^^"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &            %%%%%^^^^^^/%%%%%%^^^^^^^"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &            %%%%%/^^^^^^%%%%%%%^^^^^"<<endl;
cout << "&  5. Go to Main Screen       &            %%%%/%%///%%%%%%%%%%%"<<endl;
cout << "&                             &            %%%/%%///%%%%%%%%%%%%"<<endl;
cout << "&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&              /%%///%%%%%%%%%%%%"<<endl;
}



}

this is all below int main. the problem is that it just skips thru the function. the variable charactertype was named in the int main part. is this why it just skips it? and the reaosn why im doing this in a function is so i dont have to use the if tree muliple times and just type in void menuscren (void); even tho i thougt it would jsut be menuscreen();

you need to declare menuscreen to accept an int

Code:

void menuscreen(int);

This way you can create an integer in main and pass it to menuscreen when you call it.

Code:

int main() {
int x = 2;
menuscreen(2);
return 0;
}

Code:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

inline void menuscreen(int); //menuscreen prototype

int main(void) {
	int x = 2;
	menuscreen(2);
	return 0;
}

//menuscreen definition
void menuscreen(int charactertype) {
//menuscreen definition here
}

I hope that makes sense

could u make that all into one thing as if it were int a compiler.... cuase it didnt caus eu split it up so much

god bless you, you are da bomb, ive been working on this for like a week.

Nice drawing Did you draw that alone?

my freind (civex) drew the mage i drew the others