Thread: Noob Script Help ~ Simple Script Error

Hey guys,

New to the forumn, and have found great information about C++ esp from "Jumping into C++"... im very new to this, so bare with me... below is a very simple script i have created though i have an issue with it, the answer to the math equation is waaay off!!! lol...

Code:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    int x,z;
    int c = x+z;
    cout << "Please enter a number x: ";
    cin >> x;
    cout << "Please enter number z: ";
    cin >> z;
    cout << "x + z = " << c << "\n"; 
}

It can be executed with no problems but when the answer comes out... it comes out to be like -203102302130291 or 234923042 etc... test it out if you want, could someone please advise?

Much Appreciated

~ WA

Eureka! Thanks a bunch...

This is what i did:

Code:

int main()
{
    int x,z;

    cout << "Please enter a number x: ";
    cin >> x; // "cin >>" means accept input from the user!
    cout << "Please enter number z: ";
    cin >> z;

    int c = x + z;
    cout << "x + z = " << c << "\n"; // "<<" means user enters data and ">>" means computer outputing data! and remember to give each variable its own "<<" insertion or you will get an error
}

Is their a specific reason why it should be placed in that order and is it the only way?? because it looks a little messy now..(i might just be overdoing the tidiness of the codes)

Well, is there a specific reason why you bought the eggs to make the omelette and then made the omelette rather than make the omelette first and then bought the eggs to make it? http://im.cprogramming.com/images/smilies/wink.png

Interesting. But what if you had eggs already and just needed to buy replacement eggs for the ones you're already using.. thinking outside the box here. lol

Jokes aside, i appreciate the help.

Code also specifies the order in which things are done. Statements at the top of a function body are executed before statements below. In your code, it is necessary to input the values of x and z before calculating c.

Oh! haha i get it now, hahaha i don't like to get answers without knowing how it was done... that my friend... was specifically what i was questioning, thanks!