Help using a character as parameter

[Chucker]

I have a multiple choice function below that is part of a larger program but I am having trouble having it operate with characters as inputs and arguments. It has to be a character input, but I kinda want it to act like an integer, how do i do that?

void addition(int *Preward) //function that is called by the users selection
{      int random1, random2;    int order;    int one, two, three;    int rando1, rando2;    char a, b, c;                              // ERROR    char userselect;                         //ERRRORR    srand(time(NULL)); //generates fresh numbers each time.    random1 = 1+(rand()%99); // from 1-99    random2 = 1+(rand()%99); // from 1-99    rando1 = 2+(rand()%198); // 2 to 198    rando2 = 2+(rand()%198); // 2 to 198    order = 1+(rand()%3);      switch(order){        case 1: printf("\n%d + %d = ", random1, random2);            one = (random1+random2);            two = (rando1);            three = (rando2);            printf("\n select from the following\n a) %d b) %d  c) %d\n", one, two, three);            scanf("%c", &userselect);                        //ERROR                if (userselect == a){                          //ERROR                    printf("Congratulations\n\n");                    *Preward = 1;                }                else{                    printf("incorrect, correct answer is a\n\n"); 
                 }break;

[laserlight]

Hmm... looks like your code formatting got messed up. You might want to try again.

Anyway, a character is an integer, more or less.

[oogabooga]

I fixed your code posting problem, but it wore me out so much that I don't really feel like looking at the code. I put a couple of notes in it though.

void addition(int *Preward) //function that is called by the users selection
{
    int random1, random2;
    int order;
    int one, two, three;
    int rando1, rando2;
    char a, b, c;
    char userselect;

    srand(time(NULL)); /// You probably want this in main 
                       /// (only call it once in the program)

    random1 = 1 + (rand() %  99); // from 1-99
    random2 = 1 + (rand() %  99); // from 1-99
    rando1  = 2 + (rand() % 198); // 2 to 198
    rando2  = 2 + (rand() % 198); // 2 to 198
    order   = 1 + (rand() %   3);
    switch (order) {
        case 1: printf("\n%d + %d = ", random1, random2);
            one = (random1+random2);
            two = (rando1);
            three = (rando2);
            printf("\n select from the following\n a) %d b) %d  c) %d\n",
                   one, two, three);
            scanf("%c", &userselect);
            if (userselect == a) {    /// a hasn't been initialized to anything. Do you mean 'a' ?
                printf("Congratulations\n\n");
                *Preward = 1;
            }
            else {
                    printf("incorrect, correct answer is a\n\n");
            }
        break;

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