Say I have a list of numbers and that my program is only supposed to deal with integer values... Does anyone know a simple way to determine if one of the values is a decimal (like 5.6) , output a message and skip it?
I already know a way to locate letters/negative and output an error message, but the if statement i used does not work for decimals.
the list looks like this:
10
45
86
5.6
6
abc
12
I have to convert the integers to another base...
Use fgets() to read each line.
Use strtol() to parse each line, then look at the various error states and 'endptr' to determine the success (or otherwise) of your conversion.
If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
If at first you don't succeed, try writing your phone number on the exam paper.
Actually, I can't just use functions for this. Does anyone know how to do this with a if loop or bool expression?
Actually then, you need to have a go at it yourself and we'll tell you where you need to improve.
If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
If at first you don't succeed, try writing your phone number on the exam paper.
Ok, I catch your trend.
I was thinking of taking the value into a string and then locating the "." in the number, but that would involve more functions to do that and by using a string my other tests (to see if number is negative or letter), would not work. (I am using a simple if statement for those).
So, does anyone have any other suggestions as to how this can be done?
Since this is C++, why not try to (std::cin >> num), where num is an int? If it fails, you know you have an error, so you can then do std::cin.clear(), ignore what is left until the next newline, then continue reading.
Look up a C++ Reference and learn How To Ask Questions The Smart WayOriginally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
