Multiplication Chart - Little Help

Ok, I think I pretty much have the majority of it down. All I need to do is add the multiples of each number to the chart, but I'm having a little trouble. * Noob *

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
using namespace std;


int main()

{

	int i,t,max,maxA;







	cout << "Enter max number " << endl;
	cin >> max;

	cout << " x |";
	

	for (i=1; i<=max; i++)
	{

		cout <<i<< setw(3);
	
		

	}
cout<< endl;
cout << " -------------------------------";


	
cout << endl;
for (i=1; i<=max; i++)
	{


		cout << "    "<<i*max<< setw(3);
	
	

	}

for ( i =1; i<=max; i++)

	{


cout <<i<<"|"<< endl;



	}




system("Pause");
	return 0;

}

Also, what is a better option than using "systemPause" ?

You can't go back up and print on previous rows (or maybe you can, but I don't know how, and I can't imagine it makes life easier), so don't just go ahead and print the borders, then fill in. You're going to have to print each row all of the way across, then go on to the next one.

Think about what will be on each row, and how you can accomplish printing each row, one at a time, to the output.

>Also, what is a better option than using "systemPause" ?

It's in the FAQ somewhere, but since system() isn't standard, cin.get() is popular.

So far I can only get the first line but it won't display right. It keep apearing in front of the horizontal line..

Code:

int main()

{

	int i,t,max;







	cout << "Enter max number " << endl;
	cin >> max;

	cout << " x |";
	for (i=1; i<=max; i++)
	{
		cout << setw(3)<<i;

	}
	cout << endl; 
	cout << "-----------------" << endl;



	for ( i =1; i<=max; i++)

	{
t = i*max;

cout <<"  "<<i<<"|"<< endl; 
cout << " " << t <<"\n";


	}







system("Pause");
	return 0;

}

Can anyone else give me a few more insiders?

Think more about what you want for the output. Don't code it. Just think about what you want the output to be:

Code:

x|  1  2  3  4
----------------
1|  1  2  3  4
2|  2  4  6  8
3|  3  6  9  12
4|  4  8  12 16

AFAIK, once you cout >> endl; you can't go back. So, you're going to have to print this table to the output screen row by row. Right now you're trying to display column by column. Also, the code you posted writes the entries for i*max, which will only be found on the outside edges of your table. Write the table out by hand, only writing the rows, left to right, one at a time. Imagine that once you start on a new line, you can't go back up. Do the same with the 2x2 table, the 5x5 table. Look at the tables you drew, and think about how you drew them. What was the same about them all? What changed when you changed the limits of the table? The answers to these questions will help you write the program.

You can't write a program effectively if you don't know, at least in general, how you want the program to accomplish the task at hand.

You're starting out with the right idea; using loops is the way to go, and you've got a good start on the first row of output. (Just a minor formatting issue remains, as far as I can see.)

If you have trouble taking those steps, or you have problems translating those steps into code, explain where the problem lies and post any changes to the code.