Thread: A easy to answer question...I think...

Ok I have started fresh last night. I got throw the first 5 lessons wich I hate reading, so I'm amazed I got this far. But I have noticed that in the simple multiply 2 numbers program.

Code:

#include <iostream.h>
#include <conio.h>
int mult(int x, int y);
int main()
{
    int x, y;
    cout<<"please input two numbers to be multiplied: ";
    cin>>x>>y;
    cout<<"The product of your two numbers is "<<mult(x, y);    
    getch();
    return 0;
}
int mult(int x, int y)
{
    return x*y;
}

That you can only multi so big of numbers, other wise it will mess up and say things like -123321123 or something like that.

Why is that. And how do I fix it, if I can fix it.

Alrighty. SO could I go unsigned long int ? or is one or the other? and what does the ^ mean I forgot, or just never knew?

Alrighty. SO could I go unsigned long int ?

I don't see why not. Try it and see.

and what does the ^ mean I forgot, or just never knew?

In C++ it's bitwise OR (if you don't know, just keep up with the tuts and you'll get to it eventually), but I was using it as "2 to the power of 8", as it is commonly used for that.

ahh ok now I get it. Thanks and when I compile a code with dev-C++ there are to many simple errors. Is there any way to turn the error checking down a little so it goes past the things that don't really matter? Or something like that?

Things that don't really matter are called warnings. Things that just make your program act wierd are just mistakes. Errors are things that cause serious problem in translating your code into machine code. Often it's just a typo. If you understand what you've just been taught in a tutorial, you should be able to double click the error, have the line on which the problem is highlighted, and then read the message to try and figure out what went wrong. Sometimes if you forgot to declare a variable, the error will occur on the line it's first used, and not where you should've declared it.

alrighty...so what if ther is a syntax error at the end of the input and then I double click it and it brings me to the last barcket wich ends the program and doesn't highlet notin but only puts the curser to the left of the bracket.

Whats wrong then?

Well you'd have to show me your code for that...

Ok here is the code. I took most of the middle sence it is very repetive and I am only using this to get used to the basics.

Code:

#include <iostream.h>
#include <conio.h>
int main()
{
    int age;
    int show;
    {
    show=0;
    cout<<"Enter your age: ";
    cin>>age;
    if(age==1)
    ...


    ...
    if(age<13)
    if(show==0)    
    {
        cout<<"You are a pre teen";
        show=1;
    }   
    getch();
    return 0;
}

Ok so the error is...

getch();
return 0;
(here)}

Code:

    int show;
    { <----------------------
    show=0;

Take that out. Unless I need to see the rest of your code, you never have a matching }. The reason you recieve the error where you did is because that is where the compiler realizes something is wrong. This is also an example of why all errors can't be 'ignored'. Based on assumptions, there's an awful lots of ways to interpret that code with out the matching }

OMG you are like the C++ master! Or at least to me you are!

Thanks so much!

and for the int, char, and float thing I am just using float and I have tested it and it seems to be working fine.