Re: Logic errors in my program?

  • From: Jes <theeternalkid@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:44:33 -0400

I wanted the user to type Y if they wanted another multiplication table, and n 
if they wanted the program to quit. So how can I implement that? I thought the 
entries of the characters Y or N would need the using std::string? So confused!
Jes
 
On Jul 18, 2010, at 4:18 AM, Martin Slack wrote:

> Have a look at the while condition on the last line before the return 
> statement.  What do you expect to have been typed in answer to the preceding 
> question?
> 
> Martin
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jes" <theeternalkid@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 8:18 AM
> Subject: Logic errors in my program?
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> After working on this program for four hours total, I finally got all the 
> syntax errors out and the program runs.
> It's a simple program that multiplies a number from 1 to 10, then displays 
> the results. It asks the user to enter the number they want multiplied, then 
> it does the multiples. After it displays the results to the screen, it is 
> supposed to ask the user if they want another multiplication table displayed. 
> If the user presses y, it should start all over again, and if they press n, 
> the program should exit.
> However, every time I run the program, it exits on me no matter what answer I 
> give it. If I answer y, it exits. Can somebody take a look at this code and 
> tell me what I'm doing wrong?
> Thanks for any help.
> Jes
> ***code**
> //Ch8lab2.cpp
> //Displays one or more multiplication tables
> //Created/revised by Jes Smith on July 18, 2010
> #include <iostream>
> using std::cout;
> using std::cin;
> using std::endl;
> int main()
> {
> //Declare variables
> char anotherTable = 0;
> int multiplicand = 0;
> int product = 0;
> do
> {
> //get the multiplicand
> cout << "Enter the multiplicand: ";
> cin >> multiplicand;
> //display the multiplication table
> for (int multiplier = 1; multiplier <= 10; multiplier += 1)
> {
> product = multiplicand * multiplier;
> cout << product << endl;
> } //end for
> cout << "Display another multiplication table? (Y/N) ";
> cin >> anotherTable;
> }
> while (toupper(anotherTable) == 0);
> return 0;
> 
> } //end of main function
> 
> 
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