Thread: Can't output a decimal number from a function result

Hi,

I have this simple code here:

Code:

#include <iostream>

int multiply (double x, double y)
{
    double result = x*y;
    return (result);
}

int main()
{
    double a = 2.2;
    double b = 2.7;
    double c = multiply(a,b);
    std::cout << c;
}

And all I get as an output is 5. However, if I use this:

Code:

#include <iostream>

int main()
{
    double a = 2.2;
    double b = 2.7;
    double c = a * b;
    std::cout << c;
}

I get the answer 5.94 (which is what I'm looking for).

I can't work out why the first example is not outputting a decimal number. I have set the variables as a double so I just can't see why this is not working for me.

Any help is more than appreciated. I would prefer a hint rather than a straight answer just to set me in the right direction. Thanks.

Erm. It was only on reading my very own thread 2 seconds later that I noticed the beginning of the function...

Code:

int multiply

Doh!