Thread: string help

im trying to get the user to type in an equation, and then have the app display the answer.

i have the users input as int input[256].

when i cin>> input;

it displays exactly what the user typed in, which i was expecting. is there a wat i can make the program solve the equation instead of repeating the equation the user typed in?

Code:

     void calculator()
     {
          cout<<"\n\n------------------------------------------------\n\n";
          cout<<"DOS OS CALCULATOR\n\n";
          cout<<"----------------------------------------------------\n\n";
          calculatorcont();
          }
          
          void calculatorcont()
          {
          char input[256];
          int choice;
          cout<<"\n\nPlease enter the equation you wish to solve:";
          cin>>input;
          cout<< "The answer is:" << input ;
          cout<<"\n\n Would you like to solve another equation?\n\n1.)Yes\n2.)No";
          cout<<"\n\nSelection:";
          cin>> choice;
          switch (choice){
                 case 1:
                      calculatorcont();
                      break;
                 case 2:
                      desktop();
                      break;
                 default:
                 cout<<"INTERNAL ERROR [696E76616C696420656E74727900]";
                    cin.get();
                    cin.get();
                    return;      
                 
      }
      }

im off to try to make that now, ill get back to the boards once i complete or fail to complete this task

by the way, i do ask a lot of questions, but im not in a c++ class. the class im taking in school is visual basic right now, c++ is the next trimester, but i thought id get a head start by doing the cprog tuts, so far im up to classes

i got my calculator
Thanks for the help.