Thread: Making a calculator (newbie)

Hi,

I'm trying to make make myself a calculator, very simple one.

Code:

#include <iostream>
      using namespace std;
      int main()

cout << "Please enter the first number ";
cin >> numberone;
cin.ignore();
cout << "Please enter the second number ";
cin >> numbertwo;
cin.ignore();
cout "Please enter whether you wish to add (+), subtract (-), mulitiply (*) or divide (/) ";
cin >> type;
cin.ignore();

My plan is to use the variable 'type' to store the calculation type ( +,-,*,/) but am unsure of what to use to perform the calculation.

A Switch was my initial plan, but from what I know, the syntax requires either an integer or a char to be contained in the "switch ( this bit ) { ... ]"

I need a recommendation on what to use, if not a Switch.

Hope that makes sense.

Thanks!

do

Code:

switch(type){
    case '+':
        //code
        break;
    case'-':
        //code
        break;
    default:
        //handle error
}

The code inside main() needs to be enclosed inside a pair of braces:

Code:

int main() {
  // code
}