[SOLVED] Learning C++ First Script won't compile

pr_deltoid · 09-03-2010, 02:27 AM

I would ignore everyone's corrections to the code you posted, if you just copied it from the book. If you're just starting to learn and you're reading a good book, just learn from the book and afterwards worry about changing things. Don't start changing things instantly while you're just learning, it will just cause you to branch your thoughts off in twenty directions at once instead of just paying close attention to the book and learning from it.
But make sure that "end" is "endl" and prefixed with std::
as was suggested.

EDIT:
Also, I'm sure that as the book progresses it will clean things up a little more, it's just starting off that way.

johnsfine · 09-03-2010, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by jmc1987

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#include <iostream>

You should post code inside CODE tags, not inside QUOTE tags.

Kenny_Strawn · 09-03-2010, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by johnsfine

You should post code inside CODE tags, not inside QUOTE tags.

Agreed. If you put code inside QUOTE tags, quoting the post with code in it won't quote the code.

jmc1987 · 09-04-2010, 03:34 AM

Well Just an update. I wrote my own version of a multiplier. Cheap and cheesy but moving along.

Code:

// This is a mathmatical program for simple multiplication.
#include <iostream>
// Receiving a and b and turning a into firstNumber and b into secondNumber.
int mulTiply (int firstNumber, int secondNumber)
{
    using std::cout;
    using std::endl;

    // announcing to the user of the status of the equation
    cout << endl;
    cout << "First Number " << firstNumber << " and second number " << secondNumber << " Now being multiplied.\n";
    cout << endl;
    cout << "Please Wait....";
    cout << "Now Returning your value\n";
    cout << endl;

    // Returning firstNumber(a) and secondNumber(b) back to main for output.
    return (firstNumber * secondNumber);
}

int main()
{
    using std::cout;
    using std::cin;
    using std::endl;

    // Opening statement asking user what he would like to multiplied.
    cout << "Type your two numbers to be multiplied.\n";
    cout << "It must only include the numbers on each line.\n";
    // a = number
    // b = number
    // c = output
    int a, b, c;

    cout << endl;
    cout << "First Number: ";
    cin >> a;
    cout << "Second Number: ";
    cin >> b;
     // calling Function Add for addition and return.
     c = mulTiply(a,b);

    // multiply function return the value of c.
    // Announcing to the user the = of c
    cout << a << " * " << b << " = " << c << endl;
    cout << "Thank you for choosing JC Multiplication Program!\n";

    return 0;
}