Float???Double???

[sagebrushwilly]

I can't get my float to display decimals................What the hell! I know I'm passing a multi int's , but what the hell?



float averageValue(int a, int b, int x, int y, int z)
{float average;
average = ((a+b+x+y+z)/5);
cout.precision(2);
return average;
}

[The illusionist mirage]

You didn't set the ios::fixed flag :

float averageValue(int a, int b, int x, int y, int z)
{
    float average;
    average = ( a + b + x + y + z ) / 5.0;
    cout.setf(ios::fixed);
    cout.precision(2);
    return average;
}

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Just as a side note, you must divide by 5.0 and NOT by 5 to get the desired answer.
EDIT:
Reason: Since average is a float, the result of ( a + b + x + y + z ) / 5 will be converted to float only after the operations have been made. So, ( a + b + x + y + z ) will give an integer. And this integer when divided by 5, also gives an integer. So you lose the decimal part here. And remaining integer part is type-converted to float which will make anything after the decimal .00. Hope you get the idea.

[sagebrushwilly]

Thank you........It all makes sense now.