Thread: Input problems?

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    Registered User kinghajj's Avatar
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    Input problems?

    When I input, it just loops the text over and over, non stop.

    Code:
    #include <temp.h>
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    int main()
    {
            float temp = 0.000;
            int choice;
            int loop = 1;
            while(loop == 1)
            {
                    printf("Temperature Conversions\nBy Samuel Fredrickson\n");
                    printf("\nTEMP: %f\n\n1. C2F\n2. F2C\n3. Exit\n",temp);
                    
    		scanf("%i",&choice);
    		scanf("%f",&temp);
    
    		switch(choice)
                    {
                            case 1:
                            temp = c2f(temp);
                            break;
    
                            case 2:
                            temp = f2c(temp);
                            break;
    
                            case 3:
                            return 0;
                    }
            }
            return 0;
    }

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    I am still a newbie, but it looks like your program sets the value of loop to 1 and then does

    while(loop ==1)
    {
    do stuff
    }

    but nothing in your program alters the value of loop so the condition is always true.

    either this might be helpful or I've missed the problem completely. (hope its the former)

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    #include <temp.h>
    #include <stdio.h>

    int main()
    {
    float temp = 0.000;
    int choice;
    int loop = 1;
    while(loop == 1)
    {
    printf("Temperature Conversions\nBy Samuel Fredrickson\n");
    printf("\nTEMP: %f\n\n1. C2F\n2. F2C\n3. Exit\n",temp);

    scanf("%i",&choice);
    scanf("%f",&temp);

    switch(choice)
    {
    case 1:
    temp = c2f(temp);
    break;

    case 2:
    temp = f2c(temp);
    break;

    case 3: //CASE 3 WILL EXIT
    loop = 0;
    return 0;

    }
    }
    return 0;
    }

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    Registered User kinghajj's Avatar
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    hmm

    The problem was just my compiler. I was using Pacific (DOS), but when I use gcc (DevC++(Win)) it works.

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    Why don't you just set loop to zero instead of returning in case statement three? Many people like the "one exit from a function" method, meaning there is only one return statement in the entire function.

    I personally don't limit myself so, but commonly you can design with that in mind and still have clean, readable code.

    Quzah.
    Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.

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