Trying to loop my program or reset it Dev c++

I just started c++ yesterday and i'm trying to make a calculator.
I'm using switch and cases to make +, - , *, and / and to get the answers but when i get the answer all i can make it do is close the program. How can i make the program reset whenever i need it to?

Thanks ~GameGenie

If it helps this is the code for the prgram.... :confused:

Code:

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#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
//Declaring variables.
int calc;
int add1;
int add2;
int sub1;
int sub2;
int mul1;
int mul2;
int div1;
int div2;


//Print the selections
cout<< "Selection 1: +\n";
cout<< "Selection 2: -\n";
cout<< "Selection 3: *\n";
cout<< "Selection 4: /\n";

//Get the selection.
cin>> calc;


//Make the selections.
switch ( calc ) {
      case 1:
            cout<< "You have choosen to add...\n";
            cout<< "Enter the first number you wish to add:\n";
            cin>> add1;
            cout<< "Enter the second number you wish to add:\n";
            cin>> add2;
            cout<< "The answer is: " << ( add1 + add2 );   
            break;
           
      case 2:
            cout<< "You have choosen to subtract...\n";
            cout<< "Enter the first number you wish to subtract:\n";
            cin>> sub1;
            cout<< "Enter the second number you wish you subtract:\n";
            cin>> sub2;
            cout<< "The answer is: " << ( sub1 - sub2 );
            break;
           
      case 3:
            cout<< "You have choosen to multiply...\n";
            cout<< "Enter the first number you wish to multiply:\n";
            cin>> mul1;
            cout<< "Enter the second number you wish to multiply:\n";
            cin>> mul2;
            cout<< "The answer is: " << ( mul1 * mul2 );
            break;
           
      case 4:
            cout<< "You have choosen to divide...\n";
            cout<< "Enter the first number you wish to divide:\n";
            cin>> div1;
            cout<< "Enter the second number you wish to divide:\n";
            cin>> div2;
            cout<< "The answer is: " << ( div1 / div2 );
            break;
           
      default:
            cout<<  "Sorry, thats not one of the choices. \n";
            break;
  }
  cin.get();
  cin.ignore();
}

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use a loop.

I won't rewrite your program for you, but you can use something like this

Code:

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#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main(){

int count = 0;
char c;

while ( cin >> c ){

          count++;

}


cout << "You exited the loop." << endl;
cout << "You entered " << count << " characters." << endl;

}

//or even something like this

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

int main(){

string choice = "y";

while ( choice == "y" ){

cout << "You are in the loop" << endl;

cout << "Loop again?" << endl;
cin >> choice;

}

cout << "You exited the loop" << endl;

}

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This is how the above code works:

1. The loop checks its condition to see if it's true. In this case, it's to read a character from cin.

2. If the condition is true, it executes the code block, which in this case increments count by 1.

3. When you input an end-of-file character into cin (ctrl+z for windows, ctrl+d for linux), or anything other than a value that is valid type for char it puts the error flag in cin. This means that you can no longer input anything into cin until you clear the stream with cin.clear() therefore invalidating the loop condition and exiting it.

The second one is self-explanatory.

Find some way to implement this into your code. =)

just because im into game development i like to use:

Code:

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while (!done)
{
  ....
  cout << "play again? "; if (getch() != 'y') { done = 1; }
}

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Thanks alot for the help, but i'm still having a problem i made a function to decide if it should quit or restart. It never reads the function just skips it all together. I'll make the code shorter and post it.

Code:

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#include "CalcHeader.h"

using namespace std;

int main()
{
//Declaring variables.
float m1;
float m2;

c.ex = 1;
while ( c.ex == 1 ) //This should make the program restart
{
     
cout<< "Restart worked!!";   
     
menu();


//Make the selections.
switch ( calc ) {
      case 1:
            cout<< "You have choosen to add...\n";
            cout<< "Enter the first number you wish to add:\n";
            cin>> m1;
            cout<< "Enter the second number you wish to add:\n";
            cin>> m2;
            cout<< "The answer is: " << ( m1 + m2 ) << endl;
            system( "pause" );
            rst();
            break;

      default:
            cout<<  "Sorry, thats not one of the choices.\n";
            system( "pause" );
            rst();
            break;
  }
  cls();
 }
return 0;
}

void rst()
{   
    c.chk = 1;
    while ( c.chk == 1 )
    {
          cout<< "Press 'r' to restart or 'q' to quit." << endl;
          cin >> c.r;
         
          if ( c.r == 'r' )
                c.ex = 1;
          else if ( c.r == 'q' )
          {
                exit();
          }
          else
                cout<< "That is not 1 of the choices..." << endl;
    }
}
void exit()
{
    c.ex = 0;
}
void menu()
{
    cout<< "Selection 1: +" << endl;
    cout<< "Selection 2: -" << endl;
    cout<< "Selection 3: *" << endl;
    cout<< "Selection 4: /" << endl;
    cin>> c.calc;
    cls();
}

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Ok...it's not very short.

[edit]Need coffee. My bad.[/edit]

On an aside, your use of globals really detract from being able to follow just what's going on in your program. For one thing, you seem to have declared all of your variables in a header file, which you don't show us. For another, you should, assuming you still have some reason to even use globals, be declaring them in your .cpp file, and not in a header. You'll discover why later on when you actually need a header file for use with multiple .cpp files.

Oh, and your indentation is horrible.

[edit2]Consider the following:

Code:

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int main( )
{
    int somevar = 1;
    int choice = 0; // some invalid choice

    do
    {
        displaymenu( );
        choice = getchoicefromuser( );
        switch( choice )
        {
            case 'a': dovalidchoicea( ); break;
            case 'b': dovalidchoiceb( ); break;
            ... and so on ...
            case 'q': displaygoodbye( ); somevar = 0; break;

            default: showinvalidselectionmessage() ;
        }
    } while( somevar == 1 )

    return 0;
}

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[/edit2]

Quzah.

Sorry, i forgot to put the header file, i put the variables like that because i just wanted to try it. I'm trying to learn c++ this is like my third day...i'm sure i'll figure all the perfect stuff out...hopefully.

Code:

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#include <iostream>
#include <windows.h>

void rst();  //Restart the program
void exit();  // Exit the program
void menu();  //Program menu
void cls();  //Clears the screen


class variable
{
public:
      int menu; //For selecting which menu choose you want.
      char r;  //Holds 'r' or 'q' to find if you wish to quit or restart
      int chk;  //Check when you start the restart function
      int ex;  //If you press 'r' to restart this will = 1 else it will be 0
};
class variable c;

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>class variable c;

should be just

variable c;

Now c is a global variable of type variable in your program. To set the members of class variable objects to default values as you indicated you would like to do in your comments, you would use a constructor, if you haven't left it out of the post for brevities sake. There are several other errors as well, but I won't go there as, IMO, learning how to use control loops and classes simultaneously is a recipe for disaster. Your enthusiasm is understandable, but you really will learn more, faster by focusing on one topic at a time.

Quote:

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>class variable c;

should be just

variable c;

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Same thing . . . assuming variable is a class. :)

Ok, thanks for the help everyone.

[edit] I finally figured it out..i was trying to hard to figure it out it was simple. I just changed the variable in each of my cases.

Code:

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loop = 1;

while ( loop == 1 )
{
    switch ( loop )
    {
        case 1:
            //keep on looping...
            loop = 1;
        break;

        case 2:
            //Exit the loop.
            loop = 0;
        break;
    }
}

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It even works with my class variables. :cool: :cool: [/edit]