Thread: Calculator help

  1. #1
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    Calculator help

    I just started to read up on C++ programing,
    the closest ive been to programing is a few bash and sh linux scripts..

    Anyway i have a problem with my "calculator" i can only get it to print out
    results with 4 decimals, i want it to be a little more accurate..

    Here is the code for my calc:
    Code:
    #include <iostream>
             int main ()
                 {
                      // Setting Variables needed for the calc
                      long double value1 = 0;
                      long double value2 = 0;
                      char calc;
    
                     // Getting the information needed to start calculating
                     cout << "What do you want to calculate? ( Example: 225*5 ) : ";
                       cin >> value1 >> calc >> value2;
    
                             // Starting to calculate...
    
                              if ( calc == '*' ) {
    
                                 long double result = value1 * value2;
                                     cout << value1 << calc << value2;
                                     cout << " = " << result;
                                                                      }
    
                              if ( calc == '/' ) {
    
                                 long double result = value1 / value2;
                                     cout << value1 << calc << value2;
                                     cout << " = " << result;
                                                                      }
    
                              if ( calc == '+' ) {
    
                                 long double result = value1 + value2;
                                     cout << value1 << calc << value2;
                                     cout << " = " << result;
                                                                      }
    
                              if ( calc == '-' ) {
    
                                 long double result = value1 - value2;
                                     cout << value1 << calc << value2;
                                     cout << " = " << result;
                                                                      }
    
        return 0;
        }
    If i do like 100/7 the result becomes: 100/7 = 14.2857

    Is there a way i havn't thought of that can make it more accurate?
    you dont have to give me code for it.. just hint me in the right direction.. i want to learn as much as possible for myself.

    And please don't laugh at the code, this is my first actual program (im not counting the "hello world" thing)


    edit: changed code according to bumfluff's recomendations
    Last edited by andreasleon; 01-06-2007 at 05:07 PM.

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    Well one thing, char isn't an argument of main.

    Also try sorting out your code layout, your if statements shouldn't really be to the left of your declaration of main.

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    thank you, i have changed it so all if are to the right of main and removed char from it..
    code still compiles great.. i thought the (char) argument was needed to use it in the program, was compleatly my bad..

  4. #4
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    You can see more digits with float output using setprecision(int). (Include <iomanip>). Just remember that floats and doubles have a limited precision and you can't have too many significant digits.

    (With dev-cpp I'd Select All and unindent it a couple of times )

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    thanks alot.. that was exactly what i needed!
    and not to much information either..
    so i had to read read up on it

    thank you for a great awnser!

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