i cant understand this!!

hi i started learnin c++ and i just cant understand this code:

// arrays example
#include <iostream.h>

int billy [] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5};
int n, result=0;

int main ()
{
loop1: cout << "input a number smaller than 5 \n ";
cin >> n;
if (n>=5)
goto loop1;

for( n ; n<5 ; n++ )
{
result += billy[n];
}
cout << result;
return 0;
}

i even made the arrays very small to try to understand it but i just cant!! heres my understanding..
i input a n say like 2
then in the formula result += billy[n] means..? result += result + billy[3]??
this is weird the outcome are as follows when i enter the numbers
0=15
1=14
2=12
3=9
4=5

please shed some light for this newbie

you really shouldn't be using goto.

when you enter 0; it'll add all the values

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15

what this does is billy[0] == 1;
billy[1] == 2;

etc. etc.

arrays start at index 0.

so if you enter 2; it will start at billy[2] and add up billy[2] + billy[3] + billy[4].

hey ths alot .. i didnt know how the answer was coming but that made sense.. hehe

Hi,

Whatever book are tutorial you got that code from, do not study it anymore. That is not C++. Get an up to date book or tutorial.

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Originally posted by 7stud
Hi,

Whatever book are tutorial you got that code from, do not study it anymore. That is not C++. Get an up to date book or tutorial.

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Of course it's C++. What else would it be? Everything there is valid C++ code. It's damn ugly code, but it is C++.

Quzah.