Finding the lowest number

[jonesk1978]

I searched this site and found some answers but still can't get this program to return the lowest number it just keeps returning "int a" instead of the lowest number I can't seem to find what is wrong with it

New to site and don't know how to properly display the code so I copied and paste it any help will be appreciated.

#include <iostream>


using namespace std;


int findLowest(int a, int b, int c, int d, int e);




int main ()
{
    int test1;
    int test2;
    int test3;
    int test4;
    int test5;
    int lowest;


    cout << "Enter first test score : ";
    cin >> test1; 
    cout << "Enter second test score: ";
    cin >> test2;
    cout << "Enter third test score : ";
    cin >> test3;
    cout << "Enter fourth test score: ";
    cin >> test4;
    cout << "Enter fifth test score : ";
    cin >> test5;


    lowest = findLowest(test1, test2, test3, test4, test5);
    
        cout << " Lowest number is: " << lowest << endl;


    return 0;
}




int findLowest(int a, int b, int c, int d, int e)


    {
        int low = a;
        if ( low > b)
        {
            b = low;
        }
        if (low > c)
        {
            c = low;
        }
        if (low > d)
        {
            d = low;
        }
        if (low > e)
        {
            e = low;
        }


     return low;
    }

[oogabooga]

All of your lines like b = low; are backwards. They should be like low = b;.

[jonesk1978]

That was it thank you very much. Surprising how something as simple as that can mess a whole program up lol. Thanks again!!

[QuantumPete]

Surprising how something as simple as that can mess a whole program up lol.

That's why you spent 70% of your time debugging, rather than writing code...