Program not counting up to days

[ZestyCthulhu]

The program is supposed to start with a penny and double daily. The assignment wants the day displayed to that day's amount. I am completely blanking as to why it keeps showing the user's input amount as the day every time. Any help is appreciated.

  #include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
	int Days = 1;
	double Salary = 0.01;

	cout << "This program will have the user enter a number of days and will output their salary." << endl;
	cout << "Enter number of days worked:" << endl;
	cin >> Days;

	for (int i = 1; i <= Days; i++)
	{
		cout << setw(5) << "Day" << "\t\t\t" << "Pay" << endl;
		cout << "--------------------------------" << endl;
		cout << setw(4) << Days << "\t\t\t" << Salary << endl;
		cout << endl;
		Salary *= 2;

	}

	system("pause");
	return 0;

}

[Satan]

You should print "i" (the iterating variable for the for loop), not Days. Days is the variable that is holding the input so it would obviously print the input itself ;P!

Gotta be careful with variables. ;)

[Handy Andy]

Hello ZestyCthulhu,

Your problem is in line 19. You are printing out "Days" which only has one number and never changes. I think what you want here is "i" not "Days".

I made some adjustments to your program. See what you think of this.

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
	int Days = 1;
	double Salary = 0.01;

	cout << "This program will have the user enter a number of days and will output their salary." << endl;
	cout << "Enter number of days worked: ";
	cin >> Days;

	std::cout << std::fixed << std::showpoint << std::setprecision(2);  // <--- Added.

	cout << setw(5) << "Day" << "\t\t\t" << "Pay" << endl;  // <--- Moved these lines here.
	cout << "--------------------------------" << endl;

	for (int i = 1; i <= Days; i++)
	{
		cout << setw(4) << i << "\t\t\t" << std::setw(10) << Salary << endl;  // <--- Changed "Days" to "i".

		//cout << endl;
		Salary *= 2.0;  // <--- Changed to 2.0.


	}

	system("pause");
	return 0;

}

Hope that helps,

Andy

[ZestyCthulhu]

I finally got it working. Thank you so much everyone, this has had me stumped for hours.

[Handy Andy]

Hello ZestyCthulhu,

You are welcome. It is always the little things that get you.

Andy