Two Easy Questions

Hello,

I'm just starting with C++, and I'm making a couple really simple programs. I have two questions about the one I'm on right now. They are:

1. Is there a function that will stop the script from running like exit(); or something? For example, if I only wanted the script to run if a user entered a number between 0 and 6 and they entered 20, I'd want the script to return a message saying "That was an invalid number. Please try again!" and stop from going on. How would I do this?

2. How do you get the actual value of something in an enum and print it? I made an enum called Days, and it has the name of the days from Sunday to Monday. Then the program asks the user to put in a number. How can I match that number with the value of the thing in the enum and print out the name of the day? Lol, for example:

Code:

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#include <iostream>
int main() {

enum Days {Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday};

int x, DayOff;

cout <<"What day would you like off (0-6)? ";
cin >> x;
DayOff = Days(x);

}

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Now how would I print out the day that the number they put in represents in the enum?

Thanks,
CougarElite

you mean like 'if' statemetns or switch?

you can do it with 'if' statements.

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>
using  namespace std;
int main() {

enum Days {Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday};

int x, DayOff;

cout <<"What day would you like off (0-6)? ";
cin >> x;
if(x >= 0 && x <= 6)
{
  DayOff = Days(x);
}
else
{
  cout << "PLease input a number between 0 - 6." << endl;
}

system("PAUSE");
return 0;
}

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EDIT:
I dont know how to pring the date, you could make function that does that like

Code:

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void Days(int day)
{
  if(day == 0)
  {
    cout << "Monday" << endl;
  }
  if(day == 1)
  {
    cout << "Tuesday" << endl;
  }
  if(day == 2)
  {
    cout << "Wednesday" << endl;
  }
  if(day == 3)
  {
      cout << "Thursday" << endl;
  }
  if(day == 4)
  {
    cout << "Friday" << endl;
  }
  if( day == 5)
  {
    cout << "Saturday" << endl;
  }
  if(day == 6)
  {
    cout << "Sunday" << endl;
  }

}

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and you would delete the enum thing an replace it with that^

Quote:

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Originally Posted by CougarElite

1. Is there a function that will stop the script from running like exit(); or something? For example, if I only wanted the script to run if a user entered a number between 0 and 6 and they entered 20, I'd want the script to return a message saying "That was an invalid number. Please try again!" and stop from going on. How would I do this?

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Yes there is, and you guessed its name correctly, how 'bout that. It does however take an int parameter that functions in the same manner as the return value from main.

to add on to what hk_mp5kpdw said

you need to include process.h for it to work.

Careful with the bump there, if he had trouble with that he probably would've posted back.

You may as well just put:

Code:

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DayOff = x;

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... as enums are evaluated as integers anyway. And you cannot obtain the string representation of an enum, in much the same way as you can't obtain the name of a #define label - it's lost at compile-time.