Functions

[Unregistered]

I have senn that it is possible to make function return a nummber.
Like 1 for TRUE or 0 for FALSE. How to do that.

[ygfperson]

yes:
return 0;

or
return 1;

[Shiro]

// For improving code readability constants are recommended
typedef enum
{
    FALSE,
    TRUE
} boolean;

boolean function ()
{
    boolean retval;

    ....

    // Now return the value
    return retval;
}

Note that the most recent ANSI C standard has standard boolean-type which you can use when including stdbool.h. I don't know if it is in the ANSI C++ standard.

[Okiesmokie]

you can just go:

BOOL function()
{
     return TRUE;
     // OR return FALSE;
}

[endo]

I thought bool was in the standard so there is no need for enums, typdefs, #defines, consts or anything else I cant think of. You can usually just do this:

bool someFunction( bool flag )
{
      return (flag ? true : false);
}

[zolo44]

Hope this helps too:

#include <iostream.h>

bool something(int);

void main(void)
{
	int testing;
	bool answer;

	cout << "Enter a number (other than zero) \n";
	cout << "and i'll tell you if it positive or negative: ";
	cin >> testing;
	
	answer = something(testing);	// 4. you need to capture the return from the something function.

	if (answer)
	{
		cout << "Your input was a positive number.\n";
	}
	else
	{
		cout << "Your input was a negative number.\n";
	}
}

bool something(int num)		//  1. you need (bool) here to tell the function it will return one.
{
	if (num > 0)
	{
		return true;		//  2. this will return true(1) if the input is greater than zero
	}
	else
		return false;		//  3. this will return false(0) if the input is less than zero
}

Hope i didn't mess up somewhere. Did it at work.... with no compiler

[zolo44]

Oh and one more thing. I love this place and I learned a lot here just by reading. You could too if you just ask, but If you are planning on asking, you should at least register your name. I would hate to think of this board like a place that people come to get help but don't even care enough to let us know who we are helping. Sorry, i'm a beginner too just like you and it just doesn't look right when there a whole bunch of "Unregistered" names out there.


.... Sorry for my blabering ..... i'll go back to work now ...

Keep up the programming.

[ErionD]

>void main(void)

Ack! Call Prelude!
Use:

int main (void) {

//blablabal code blablabla

return 0;
}