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Hi
For my calculator i was wondering if the user inputted an extremely large number for multiplication and entered another large number and the result exceeded the limit for an unsigned int how would i make it so that the result doesn't excced it? Would i put the result on the free store or something? Thanks for all of your help.
Are you asking how you would detect possible arithmetic overflow before it happens?
Sort of, but i would like to let the user put in any number without the overflow if you understand my meaning.
You can try a library called GMP... it's something many here have recommended (though I have not yet personally tried it). It will allow you to handle such issues without worry.
Use a library designed to cope with arbitrary numbers of digits.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Mul...cision_Library