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    Write a program that inputs a sequence of characters and outputs the number of vowels..!! Its not working.!!
    if anyone can guide.!!
    Code:
    #include<iostream.h>
    #include<conio.h>
    int isVowel (char x);
    int main()
    {
    char word;
    int count=0,i;
    clrscr();
    cout<<"Enter sequence of characters";
    cin>>word;
    i=isVowel(word);
    	if (i==1)
    	{
    	count++;
    	cout<<count<<endl;
    	}
    		else
    		{
    		cout<<"No Vowels";
    		getch();
    		return 0;
    		}
    		
    {
    char a,e,i,o,u,x;
     if (x=='a')
    {
    return 1;
    }
    	if (x=='e')
    	{return 1;
     	}
    		if (x=='i')
    		{return 1;
    		 }
    		
    			if (x=='o')
    			{return 1;
    			}
    				if (x=='u')
    				{return 1;
    				}
    }
    {
     return 0;
    }
    }

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    What errors are you getting?

    All I see is ASCII art drawing of a staircase
    I might be wrong.

    Thank you, anon. You sure know how to recognize different types of trees from quite a long way away.
    Quoted more than 1000 times (I hope).

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    int isVowel (char x)
    undefined module..!!

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    where is ur isvowel() function defined? define it in the code.like this.
    Code:
    int isVowel(char x)
    {
    //do something
    return something;
    }
    HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND.......

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    didnt get you.

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    A few suggestions:
    • Change <iostream.h> to <iostream>
    • Get rid of #include<conio.h> and getch()
    • Indent your code properly
    • Change the isVowel function to return a bool instead of an int
    • Define the isVowel function
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fatima Rizwan View Post
    didnt get you.
    every function should be defined somewhere in the code to use it. You have declared isVowel before main but not defined it. So define it first.
    HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND.......

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    i dun know how to indent it, i use turbo c 3..so iostream dun work on it..!!
    n how to define isVowel..!!
    Bool also dun work in this compiler so i have to use int..!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fatima Rizwan
    i dun know how to indent it, i use turbo c 3..so iostream dun work on it..!!
    n how to define isVowel..!!
    Bool also dun work in this compiler so i have to use int..!!
    Change to a more standard compliant compiler, or risk acquiring an obsolete skill set.
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
    I get maybe two dozen requests for help with some sort of programming or design problem every day. Most have more sense than to send me hundreds of lines of code. If they do, I ask them to find the smallest example that exhibits the problem and send me that. Mostly, they then find the error themselves. "Finding the smallest program that demonstrates the error" is a powerful debugging tool.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fatima Rizwan View Post
    i dun know how to indent it, i use turbo c 3..so iostream dun work on it..!!
    n how to define isVowel..!!
    Bool also dun work in this compiler so i have to use int..!!
    turbo c is a fossil(as they say so). It's quite an old compiler, so it doesn't copes up with the standards. That's why data-type bool and <iostream> are not compatible with it.
    For definition of a function, you should refer to some functions tutorials. Here's an example.
    Code:
    int add(int,int);//function declared here
    int main(void)
    {
    int a=3,b=5;
    sum=add(a,b);//function add called by main
    printf("%d",sum);
    return 0;
    }
    //Here's the definition
    int add(int x, int y)
    {
    int s;
    s=x+y;
    return s;
    }
    HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND.......

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    Code:
    #include<iostream.h>
    #include<conio.h>
    int isVowel(char x);
    int main()
    {
    clrscr();
    int i=0;
    char word[50];
    
    
    cout<<"Enter characters:";
    cin>>word[50];
    i=isVowel(word[50]);
    cout<<i;
    for (i=0; i<word[50] ; i++)
    if (i==1 )
    {
    cout<<"\nNo of vowels:"<<i;
    }
    getch();
    return 0;
    }
    
    int isVowel(char x)
    {
     if (x=='a' || x=='e' || x=='i' || x=='o'|| x=='u')
    return 1;
    
    else
         { return 0; }
    
    }


    write a sequence of letters and count no. of vowels..!!
    kindly identify the logical error..!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fatima Rizwan
    kindly identify the logical error..!!
    You shoud be calling isVowel() in the loop, and using word[50] is simply wrong since it is out of bounds. You should also be less self-centred and use "i" less often.
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
    I get maybe two dozen requests for help with some sort of programming or design problem every day. Most have more sense than to send me hundreds of lines of code. If they do, I ask them to find the smallest example that exhibits the problem and send me that. Mostly, they then find the error themselves. "Finding the smallest program that demonstrates the error" is a powerful debugging tool.
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