help with the while loop

**lastresort** · 02-02-2005

i would like it so that the first time the person goes thru the loops, it enters the input number to item1, the second time to item2, the third time to item3... and so on. any ideas how to do this?

Here is the code

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>

using namespace std;

main()
{
	const float SALESTAX = .0825;
	float totalprice;
	float totalpricewithouttax;
	float item1;
	float item2;
	float item3;
	float item4;
	float item5;
	string morethingstosell;

	cout<<"Do you have an item you would like to sell? ";
	cin>> morethingstosell;
	
	for (int i = 0;i < morethingstosell.length(); i++) {
		morethingstosell[i] = toupper (morethingstosell[i]);
	}

	while (morethingstosell == "YES") {

	cout<<"Enter the price of an item: ";
	cin>>item1;
	cin>>item2;
	cin>>item3;
	cin>>item4;
	cin>>item5;
	
	cout<<"Do you have more items being sold? ";
	
	for (int i = 0;i < morethingstosell.length(); i++) {
		morethingstosell[i] = toupper (morethingstosell[i]);
	cout<<"Do you have more items being sold? ";

            	}
	}
	
}

**Stack Overflow** · 02-02-2005

Hello,

Here is a general concept. Firstly, use an integer array. Each time you loop, get the data, and increment your position.

Create integer array, e.g., int item[5];
Create integer for loop handling, e.g., int i = 0;
while (more to sell) {
Insert data into item[i]
Increment i, e.g., i++;

Code wise for example sake:

Code:

int main() {
    int i = 0, item[5];

    while (more to sell) {
        cin >> item[i];
        i++;

        /* fifth time around */
        if (i > 4)
            break;
    }

    return 0;
}

- Stack Overflow

**lastresort** · 02-02-2005

i have no idea what arrays are yet =) havent gotten that far in my book

**Stack Overflow** · 02-02-2005

Ah,

I apologize. Arrays are a series of elements (variables) of the same type placed consecutively in memory that can be individually referenced by adding an index to a unique name.

That means that, for example, we can store 5 values of type int without having to declare 5 different variables each with a different identifier. Instead, using an array we can store 5 different values of the same type, int for example, with a unique identifier.

Code:

int item[5];

Index    Position
item[0]  First
item[1]  Second
item[2]  Third
item[3]  Fourth
item[4]  Fifth

These are numbered from 0 to 4 since in arrays the first index is always 0, independently of its length. I'll let you come across arrays on your own time; no rush. This was just a background of arrays and how they operate.

- Stack Overflow

**fuh** · 02-02-2005

Array Tutorial

By the way, what book are you reading?

**lastresort** · 02-03-2005

Learn to Program with C++ by John Smiley

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