this is my codeim not sure why it dosent work any info would be great thanks in advanceCode:#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() {int a1, a2, a3, a4, a5; int s1=0, s2=1, s3=1, s4=1, s5=1; int r1; int ts=s1+s2+s3+s4+s5; cin>>a1; cin.ignore(); cin>>a2; cin.ignore(); cin>>a3; cin.ignore(); cin>>a4; cin.ignore(); cin>>a5; cin.ignore(); r1=s1*a1; do { s1+1;} while (r1<ts); cout<<r1; cin.get(); }
Last edited by thestien; 10-01-2006 at 07:16 AM.
How does it not work? Oh, and why do you use such undescriptive variable names?
Look up a C++ Reference and learn How To Ask Questions The Smart WayOriginally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
well it always returns 1 as the answer and s1 dosent increment?
i use shortest names i cani hate typing plus this is only a example program to help me learn
And dont you think that you can use array for a more readable code?
Besides that, it would be good to know what purpose this code has.Code:do { s1+1;} //this does nothing, try s1++; while (r1<ts); /*loop condition should be related to the loop body. This either loops once or forever.*/
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Great! Save a minute on typing and spend hours debugging/trying to understand the code a few hours/days/weeks later.i use shortest names i can i hate typing plus this is only a example program to help me learn
ok ill try that. the pupose is to get a few loops nested together loop though each other
ok i tried s1++ but it still doesnt return a value for r1?
> do { s1+1;}
> while (r1<ts);
Since your loop doesn't change either r1 or ts, the loop will either not loop at all, or it will loop forever.
You've written basically one of
do { s1+1;}
while (false);
do { s1+1;}
while (true);
If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
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i see what you mean. how can i get the loop to depend on the changing of s1 to make r1>= ts? i mean if a1 was 1
Last edited by thestien; 10-01-2006 at 07:31 AM.
I suggest that you say what you intend to accomplish. Without any idea what you are trying to do, it is impossible to help you along.
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i once made this program before and it worked but i reinstalled windows and forgot to save. the purpose is to balance numbers so they all equal higher than a total of them ok that sounds wrong and impossible... er ok say a1,a2,a3,a4,a5 all are 1 then r1=1 because s1=1 times a1=1 . but this is lower than the total of s1,s2,s3,s4,s5 witch=5 so then i want it to s1++ so its now 2 but thats still to low so s1++ 3 is still low up untill s1(which eventually = 5)s1*a1=r1=5
i know its not very clear but it should at this stage just incease s1 until s1*a1=5 or higher this isnt complete yet as i need to get the first loop to work in the way i need then ill build the other loops around it. thank you for helping
Sorry, but I still do not understand what you are trying to do.
State clearly what you intend to accomplish. Avoid talking about the algorithm that you intend to use at this point. For example: I intend to find the largest of five numbers, a1, a2, a3, a4 and a5.
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ok i have 5 numbers these 5 numbers are all different.well call them (a)
i then have another 5 numbers these start the same. and these (b)
i want to multiply the first number of (a) by the first of (b).
this will make a new set of 5 numbers (c).
i want the total of all the number (b) to be less than or equal to the corrisponding (c) number
i have thought of using arrays but im a novice and the way i interact with the arrys seem challanging i hope its clearer now and again thank you
an example of this might be
[4 5 6 7 8] [4 5 6 7 8]
[1 1 1 1 1]total=5 [2 1 1 1 1] total= 6
[4 5 6 7 8] [8 5 6 7 8]
