strange error int

here is my code

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>
#include "genlib.h"
#include "simpio.h"
#define pi 3.14
int main() {
string whatShape;
printf("enter the shape: ");
whatShape = GetLine();
if (whatShape == "box")
{
        int width, length, height, ansr;
        printf("enter width: ");
        width = GetInteger();
        printf("enter height: ");
        height = GetInteger;
        printf("enter length: ");
        length = GetInteger;
        ansr = height * length * width;
        printf("The voulme of the box is: %d ", ansr);
}
if (whatShape == "cube")
{
        int side, ansr;
        printf("enter the length of a side: ");
        side = GetInteger();
        ansr = side * side * side;
        printf("The volume of the cube is: %d", ansr);
}
if (whatShape == "cylinder")
{
        double radius, radiussquared, height, ansr;
        printf("enter the height: ");
        height = GetInteger();
        height = (double)height;
        printf("enter the radius: ");
        radius = GetInteger();
        radiussquared = radius * radius;
        radiussquared = (double)radiussquared;
        ansr = radiussquared * height * pi;
        printf("The volume of the cylinder is: %d", ansr);
}
else printf("that is not a box, cude, or cylinder");
}

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error

Code:

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: error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'int (__cdecl *)(void)' to 'int'
        There is no context in which this conversion is possible

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i have no idea what to do to fix this, any help would be greatly appreciated

>> height = GetInteger();

gg

thanx

now i have worked it out a little but im getting a strange error here:

Code:

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if (StringEqual(whatShape, "cylinder"))
{
        double radius, radiussquared, height, ansr, pi;
        int radius1, height1;
        pi = 3.14;
        printf("enter the height: ");
        height1 = GetInteger();
        height = (double)height1;
        printf("enter the radius: ");
        radius1 = GetInteger();
        radius = (double)radius1;
        radiussquared = radius * radius;
        radiussquared = (double)radiussquared;
        ansr = radiussquared * height * pi;
        printf("The volume of the cylinder is: %d\n", ansr);
}

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with height 3 and radius 3 i get this answer: -2061584302

Use %f to print a double (or a float).

> radiussquared = (double)radiussquared;
It's already a double, are you just making sure?

Don't use printf; use cout.

Is it C++, or merely just C code posted on the C++ forum?

Right. I saw "string" in there, but it is apparently C since <string> has not been included, so I'm assuming it is a typedef for char.
But then again, maybe one of those headers include it because the error message is typical C++-ish...
So that's a very good question.

Yeah, could have been either with
if (whatShape == "cylinder")

but then
if (StringEqual(whatShape, "cylinder"))
showed up and tipped the balance back towards C.

it is c++, the first code posted contained quite a few errors, ive had to add <string> thank you for the help.
MS visual c++

Hrm...
Then how about you replace all the printf-s with cout and post a complete list of errors?
If there are any left, that is.

And you probably should add "using namespace std;" or qualify string and cout with std::.