Thread: return as a double?

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    return as a double?

    is there a way to make return count as a double instead of an int? thanks

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    If you mean just any function then sure, declare it as
    double func ( args );
    If you are talking about main then you really don't want to return anything but an int.

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    well, here's my program:

    #include <iostream.h>
    #include <math.h>

    int pyth(double one, double two);


    int main()
    {
    double product, one, two;
    product = pyth(one, two);
    cout<<"Please enter two sides of a right triangle\n";
    cin >>one>>two;
    cout<<"the hypotenuse of the right triangle is "<<pyth(one, two)<< " long"<<endl;
    return 0;
    }
    int pyth(double one, double two)//takes two number, squares them, adds them, then squares the product.
    {
    one = pow(one, 2);
    two = pow(two, 2);
    one = one + two;
    two = sqrt(one);
    return two; //can I have this return two as a double instead of an int?
    }

    as you can see, I need these numbers to be more precise then just an int. or if there's an easyer way to do this, thanks

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    just change the function type to double, not int...
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    oh...

    ohh... well now I feel stupid, i tryed this and it gave me an error the first time, now it works.... thanks

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    yea, that's it... pretty straightforward

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