Question

Very new to coding, so please be understanding 😉

I’m basically trying to make a calculator using the while loop, and if statements.

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int x = 1;
int number;
int total = 0;
int amt = 1;
int a;
int b;
int c;
int d;
string ans;

class OperateClass

I get the error: two or more data types in declaration of ‘main’

Please explain what this means/how to fix it.

I was also wondering if I need to make a new object for each function (Add, subtract, multiply, and divide)

Please help!

int main()
{

    cout << "Do you want to add, subtract, multiply or divide? I want to : " << endl;
    cin >> ans;

    if(ans == "add"){
        OperateClass opOper;
        opOper.add();

    }else{

        if(ans == "subtract"){
            OperateClass opOper
            opOper.subtract();
                }

    }else{

        if(ans == "multiply"){
            OperateClass opOper
            opOper.multiply();
        }

    }else{

        if(ans == "divide"){
            OperateClass opOper
            opOper.divide();

        }
    }

}

class OperateClass{
    public:
        int add(){
            while(x <= 3){
                cout << "Enter a number to use to add: " << endl;
                cin >> a;
                total = total + a;
                x++;
                amt++;
            }
        }

        int subtract(){
            while(x <= 3){
                cout << "Enter a number to use to add: " << endl;
                cin >> b;
                total = total - b;
                x++;
                amt++;
            }
        }

        int multiply(){
            while(x <= 3){
                cout << "Enter a number to use to add: " << endl;
                cin >> c;
                total = total * c;
                x++;
                amt++;
            }
        }

        int divide(){
            while(x <= 3){
                cout << "Enter a number to use to add: " << endl;
                cin >> d;
                total = total / d;
                x++;
                amt++;
            }
        }
}

int print(){
    cout << "Your total is: " << total << endl;

    return 0;
}

Answer 1

None of that code is valid. You begin a class definition with class OperateClass, but never end it and run right into main. A (simplified) class definition takes the form of:

class [name] {

};  // semi-colon terminates definition

// so...

class OperateClass {

};  

Next, you declare main… but it leads to an else branch (?).

int main()
{

    cout << "Do you want to add, subtract, multiply or divide? I want to : " << endl;
    cin >> ans;

    if(ans == "add"){
    OperateClass opOper;
    opOper.add();

}else{  // what is this?

Functions must also terminate via their closing brace, i.e.,

int main() {

}  // function is over!

Now it looks like those may just be copy/paste errors. If that’s the case then you probably just forgot the semi-colon at the end of the class definition.