C Modular Program (need help please)

Hi everyone,

I'm new to this forum and to programming and I was just wondering if someone could look at this program I'm trying to create.

I have attached it to this message.

The problem is that when I try to compile it it displays the first two printf statements , but when I type in an integer it returns nothing. I do know that the second module "printChange" is not being called properly.

I would really appreciate some help as to how I can get this to work, becuase I haven't been able to find or understand anything else on the web.

Thanks again.

Had a look... The text formatting massively sucks, I'm guessing you're getting dozens of compiler errors, you can't do math inside the quoted string of printf() and your math is wrong to begin with.

It's a bog standard coin change program... look up the % and / operators in your documentation.

Since you never initialize changeVal in your printChange() function it could evaluate to anything. But since you are not even calling this function you will not see any problem. You should be passing changeVal into this function instead of redefining this variable in this function.


Jim

Hi Comm,
Thanks for taking a look. I know it sucks lol, told you I was new.

What I was trying to do was get the program to read in an integer and then match it to the else if statements in the second module. The printf statement was written like that so it would output the right coin amounts instead of basign the return value on a mathematical equation or condition. Would this approach work or do modules only work on mathematically based conditions?


Sorry if these questions are really dumb, but I really do appreciate your time.

John.

Hi Jim,

Thanks for your comment, I try it out.

John.

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Originally Posted by johnny-

Hi Comm,
Thanks for taking a look. I know it sucks lol, told you I was new.

What I was trying to do was get the program to read in an integer and then match it to the else if statements in the second module. The printf statement was written like that so it would output the right coin amounts instead of basign the return value on a mathematical equation or condition. Would this approach work or do modules only work on mathematically based conditions?


Sorry if these questions are really dumb, but I really do appreciate your time.

John.

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Not modules ... functions. And you can do anything in a function you can do in main() ... main() is just a function...

Have you tried to compile your code?

You have a function that should return an int, but you are returning nothing.

Also as CommonTater stated your formatting is horrible. Here is one example:

Code:

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#include <stdio.h>

int getInput()
{

        int changeVal;

        printf("Please enter an integer that representd the cents in the customer's change.\n");
        printf("Enter the cents amount from the customer's change here: ");
        scanf("%d%*c", &changeVal);
        return(changeVal);
}
 
 
 
int printChange(int changeVal)
{
 
 
        if ((changeVal >=5) && (changeVal <=7))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n1 x 5c.\n");
        }
 
        else if ((changeVal >=8) && (changeVal <=12))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n1 x 10c");
        }
 
        else if ((changeVal >=13) && (changeVal <=17))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n1 x 5c\n1 x 10c\n");
        }
 
        else if ((changeVal >=18) && (changeVal<=22))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n1 x 20c\n");
        }
 
        else if ((changeVal >=23) && (changeVal <=27))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n1 x 5c\n1 x 20c\n");
        }
 
        else if ((changeVal >=28) && (changeVal <=32))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n1 x 10c\n1 x 20c\n");
        }
 
        else if ((changeVal >=33) && (changeVal<=37))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n1 x 5c\n1 x 10c\n1 x 20c\n");
        }
 
        else if ((changeVal >=38) && (changeVal <=42))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n2 x 20c\n");
        }
 
        else if ((changeVal >=43) && (changeVal <=47))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n1 x 5c\n2 x 20c\n");
        }
 
        else if ((changeVal >=48) && (changeVal <=52))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n1 x 50c\n");
        }
 
        else if ((changeVal >=53) && (changeVal <=57))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n1 x 5c\n1 x 50c\n");
        }
 
        else if ((changeVal >=58) && (changeVal <=62))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n1 x 10c\n1 x 50c\n");
        }
 
        else if ((changeVal >=63) && (changeVal <=67))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n1 x 5c\n1 x 10c\n1 x 50c\n");
        }
 
        else if ((changeVal >= 68) && (changeVal <=72))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n1 x 20c\n1 x 50c");
        }
 
        else if ((changeVal >=73) && (changeVal <=77))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n1 x 20c\n1 x 50c");
        }
 
        else if ((changeVal >=78) && (changeVal<=82))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n1 x 10c\n1 x 20c\n1 x 50c");
        }
 
        else if ((changeVal >=83) && (changeVal <=87))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n1 x 5c\n1 x 10c\n1 x 20c\n1 x 50c\n");
        }
 
        else if ((changeVal >=88) && (changeVal <=92))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n2 x 20c\n1 x 50c\n");
        }
 
        else if ((changeVal >=93) && (changeVal <=95))
        {
                printf("The required change (cents) consists of the following coins:\n1 x 5c\n2 x 20c\n1 x 50c\n");
        }
 
 
        return();  /// You should be returning something here.
 
 
 
 
}
 
int main()
{
 
        int changeVal;
        changeVal = getInput();
 
 
 
 
        return(0);
}

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Jim

hey Jim,

Thanks for the example, mate.

What would I write as return if I wanted one of those else if statements to be printed bak to the user? Its just that I am really hazy on how to declare them and all that in main.

Thanks for your help

John

Quote:

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Originally Posted by johnny-

hey Jim,

Thanks for the example, mate.

What would I write as return if I wanted one of those else if statements to be printed bak to the user? Its just that I am really hazy on how to declare them and all that in main.

Thanks for your help

John

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Do you have a C textbook or even links to online tutorials?
If not get some... read them, do the examples, learn!

Hey Comm,

Just wanted to say thanks for your help. I utilized the pass by reference and it works perfectly. I'm sorry if I put you out of your way but I really do appreciate your time.

Yea I have books and some other helpful sites, but it was just this particular point that I needed help with. Thanks again.

John

Jim,

Thanks for all your help pal. I learned a lot from this discussion.

I really appreciate ur time


John