Lesson 17 Using Functions
PART 1: WRITTING AND CALLING A FUNCTION
//Defining a function || Function definition
four parts of function definition
1. return type void || int || float etc.
2. the name of the function print || add || greetWithNames etc.
3. parameter list ()
4. body of the function {}
I.E
void foo ()........................ function header
{
//whatever statement you want executed
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void foo()
{
cout << "Hellow , world!\n";
int main ()
{
// call our function
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PART 2: FUNTIONS THAT CAN ACCEPT ARGUMENTS
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
//They can accept arguments
// they require parameters
void foo (string s)
{
cout << "Hello, " << s << "\n";
int main()
{
// call the function and pass it a string "argument"
// a literal or a variable can be an argument
foo("Marvin"); // "Marvin" gets assigned to s in the function above
cin.get();//pause the program
}
//Another example would be one that accepts two or more integers as its only
parameters
void foo(int x, int y)
{
cout << (x + y) << endl;
}
int main ()
{
// call foo and passs it two integer arguments
foo (8, 3);// 8 will be passed to x and 3 to y and therefore execute the code
in the body function as addition
}
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EXCERCISES STRUCTURE
RANDOM GENERATOR GAME
Libraries to include
#include <ctime>
#include <cstdlib>
//declare variables (including error, absError, randomisedNum, bestGuess, guess);
//Generate random number using srand(time(0)); function
//include a rand() function, initialized to randomisedNum and its parameters
//input user guess and store it
//initialize error to the max parameter and bestGuess to the lowest parameter
//Repeatedly input guesses until a sentinel is entered using a while loop
//follow the while loop with keeping track of bestGuess and smallest error by
initializing absError to an abs() function that has (randomizedNum - guess) as
parameters
//an if statement with (absError < error) as argument
//the body of the if statement must initialize error to absError and bestGuess to
guess
//display the difference and the randomizedNum
//input the next guess and store it
// display the result
