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I have been trying to cin an number from 0 to 9 with a leading 0. For
example 00 or 07. I was using a switch case.
switch (int)
{
case 01: break;
case 02: break;.....
My problem arises at 08 and 09 because they are not octal. Is there
any way to coerce the input variable to decimal despite it having a
leading zero .

What I was trying to do looks like this:
#include <iostream>
#include <ostream>
int main()
{
int a;

cout << "enter a number " << endl;
cin >> a;
switch (a)
{
case 00: cout << zero;
case 01: cout << zero one;
etc.
}
Since a leading zero changes the number to octal it crashes at 08 and
09.

notahipee wrote:

> I have been trying to cin an number from 0 to 9 with a leading 0. For
> example 00 or 07. I was using a switch case.
> switch (int)
> {
> case 01: break;
> case 02: break;.....
> My problem arises at 08 and 09 because they are not octal. Is there
> any way to coerce the input variable to decimal despite it having a
> leading zero .

Please post complete, minimal code that demonstrates the problem.




Brian

This is all of it.
#include <iostream>
#include <ostream>
int main()
{
int a;

cout << "enter a number " << endl;
cin >> a;
switch (a)
{
case 00: cout << zero;
case 01: cout << zero one;
case 02: cout << zero two;
case 03: cout << zero three;
case 04: cout << zero four;
case 05: cout << zero five;
case 06: cout << zero six;
case 07: cout << zero seven;
case 08: cout << zero eight;
case 09: cout << zero ninne;
}

return 0;
}

"notahipee" <> wrote in message
news:9a2c7b62-8001-474c-8e56-...
> What I was trying to do looks like this:
> #include <iostream>
> #include <ostream>
> int main()
> {
> int a;
>
> cout << "enter a number " << endl;
> cin >> a;
> switch (a)
> {
> case 00: cout << zero;
> case 01: cout << zero one;
> etc.
> }
> Since a leading zero changes the number to octal it crashes at 08 and
> 09.

How about using 010, 011 then ...?



regards
Andy Little

notahipee wrote:

> What I was trying to do looks like this:
> #include <iostream>
> #include <ostream>
> int main()
> {
> int a;
>
> cout << "enter a number " << endl;
> cin >> a;
> switch (a)
> {
> case 00: cout << zero;
> case 01: cout << zero one;
> etc.
> }
> Since a leading zero changes the number to octal it crashes at 08 and
> 09.

The simple answer is, "don't do that".

Why are you putting the leading zero in the case labels? What do you
think this achieves?



Brian

"Default User" <> wrote in message
news:...
> notahipee wrote:
>
>> What I was trying to do looks like this:
>> #include <iostream>
>> #include <ostream>
>> int main()
>> {
>> int a;
>>
>> cout << "enter a number " << endl;
>> cin >> a;
>> switch (a)
>> {
>> case 00: cout << zero;
>> case 01: cout << zero one;
>> etc.
>> }
>> Since a leading zero changes the number to octal it crashes at 08 and
>> 09.
>
> The simple answer is, "don't do that".
>
> Why are you putting the leading zero in the case labels? What do you
> think this achieves?

Yep... octal is a bit "retro" these days... hexadecimal on the other hand is
useful

regards
Andy Little

On many occasion people are asked to enter dates like 01/01/07 for Jan
first 1807 for example. So I want the leading 0. Also I can't have the
user entering octal but I have tried to get the int a; to be coreced
to from a decimal entry to octal for use by the switchcase. but \d
doesn't work. Unfortunately I am not sure how to apply cin.get or
cin.ignore properly.

On May 9, 3:12*pm, notahipee <werldpe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On many occasion people are asked to enter dates like 01/01/07 for Jan
> first 1807 for example. So I want the leading 0. Also I can't have the
> user entering octal but I have tried to get the int a; to be coreced
> to from a decimal entry to octal for use by the switchcase. but \d
> doesn't work. Unfortunately I am not sure how to apply cin.get or
> cin.ignore properly.

I just got it to work. I placed above the switch case the following:
if (b>0 && b<=9)

On May 9, 3:17*pm, notahipee <werldpe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On May 9, 3:12*pm, notahipee <werldpe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On many occasion people are asked to enter dates like 01/01/07 for Jan
> > first 1807 for example. So I want the leading 0. Also I can't have the
> > user entering octal but I have tried to get the int a; to be coreced
> > to from a decimal entry to octal for use by the switchcase. but \d
> > doesn't work. Unfortunately I am not sure how to apply cin.get or
> > cin.ignore properly.
>
> I just got it to work. I placed above the switch case the following:
> if (b>0 && b<=9)

I forgot to say thank for the input.