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    Functions

    I am struggling horribly with functions and I am wondering if anyone can tell me why the following code does not display the value of dollar correctly. I have commented out the middle bit as I have know idea how to get that part going as a function.

    Code:
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    void GetData(float &change)
    {
    	printf("Using intervals of five for the cents, please enter any amount of dollars and cents: $");
    	scanf("%f%*c", &change);
    	return;
    }
    
    void SplitChange(int &dollar, int &cents)
    {
    	int change;
    	dollar = (int) change;
    	cents = (int) (((change - dollar)*100) + 0.5);
    	return;
    }
    
    int main()
    
    {
    	float change;
    	int dollar, cents;
    	const int ONEHUNDREDDOLLARS = 100, FIFTYDOLLARS = 50, TWENTYDOLLARS = 20,
    		TENDOLLARS = 10, FIVEDOLLARS = 5, TWODOLLARS = 2, ONEDOLLAR = 1, FIFTYCENTS = 50,
     		TWENTYCENTS = 20, TENCENTS = 10, FIVECENTS = 5;
    	
    	GetData(change);
    	SplitChange(dollar, cents);
    		
    	/*printf("The notes and coins required to make change for %f\n dollars and cents are: ", change);		
    
    		while(dollar >= ONEHUNDREDDOLLARS) 
    		{
    		printf("%d dollars ", ONEHUNDREDDOLLARS); 
    		dollar -= ONEHUNDREDDOLLARS;
    		if(dollar > 0)
    			printf(", ");
    		}
    		
    		if(dollar >= FIFTYDOLLARS) 
    		{
    		printf("%d dollars ", FIFTYDOLLARS); 
    		dollar -= FIFTYDOLLARS;
    		if(dollar > 0)
    			printf(", ");
    		}
    	
    		while(dollar >= TWENTYDOLLARS) 
    		{
    		printf("%d dollars ", TWENTYDOLLARS); 
    		dollar -= TWENTYDOLLARS;
    		if(dollar > 0)
    			printf(", ");
    		}
    
    		while(dollar >= TENDOLLARS) 
    		{
    		printf("%d dollars ", TENDOLLARS); 
    		dollar -= TENDOLLARS;
    		if(dollar > 0)
    			printf(", ");
    		}
    		
    		if(dollar >= FIVEDOLLARS) 
    		{
    		printf("%d dollars ", FIVEDOLLARS); 
    		dollar -= FIVEDOLLARS;
    		if(dollar > 0)
    			printf(", ");
    		}
    
    		while(dollar >= TWODOLLARS) 
    		{
    		printf("%d dollars ", TWODOLLARS); 
    		dollar -= TWODOLLARS;
    		if(dollar > 0)
    			printf(", ");
    		}
    
    		if(dollar >= ONEDOLLAR) 
    		{
    		printf("%d dollar ", ONEDOLLAR); 
    		dollar -= ONEDOLLAR;
    		if(dollar > 0)
    			printf(", ");
    		}
    
    		if(cents >= FIFTYCENTS) 
    		{
    		printf("%d cents ", FIFTYCENTS); 
    		cents -= FIFTYCENTS;
    		if(cents > 0)
    			printf(", ");
    		}
    	
    		while(cents >= TWENTYCENTS) 
    		{
    		printf("%d cents ", TWENTYCENTS); 
    		cents -= TWENTYCENTS;
    		if(cents > 0)
    			printf(", ");
    		}
    	
    		if(cents >= TENCENTS) 
    		{
    		printf("%d cents ", TENCENTS); 
    		cents -= TENCENTS;
    		if(cents > 0)
    			printf(", ");
    		}
    
    		if(cents >= FIVECENTS) 
    		{
    		printf("%d cents ", FIVECENTS); 
    		cents -= FIVECENTS;
    		if(cents > 0)
    			printf(", ");
    		}*/
    	printf("%d dollar ", dollar);
    	
    
    	return(0);
    }
    Thanks heaps
    Last edited by Salem; 09-17-2006 at 01:02 AM. Reason: Fixed [code][/code] tags.

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    Use [code] tags before Quzah reads that! Quick! (It's [code], not <code>.)

    [edit] Okay, Dave_Sinkula did it for you. Now I can read it.
    Code:
    void SplitChange(int &dollar, int &cents)
    That looks like C++ to me . . . Dave . . .
    Code:
    void SplitChange(int &dollar, int &cents)
    {
    	int change;
    	dollar = (int) change;
    	cents = (int) (((change - dollar)*100) + 0.5);
    	return;
    }
    That has a serious problem with an uninitialized variable.
    [edit=2]
    I'm guessing you want something like this, assuming change is the total number of cents involved:
    Code:
    void SplitChange(int change, int &dollar, int &cents)
    {
    	dollar = change / 100;
    	cents = change % 100;
    	return;
    }
    [/edit][/edit]
    Last edited by dwks; 09-16-2006 at 08:52 PM.
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