How to make prog read 2digit numbers?

[Faff]

Hello :)

I want to make a program which asks a number and then executes the tasks linked to that number, but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to read a 2digit number.

Let us assume the following prog (simplified version of what I'm doing atm)

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
start:	
	char x;
	cout<< "type a number\n";
	cin>>x;
	switch (x){
		case '1':
			cout << "1\n";
		break;
		case '10':
			cout << "10\n";
		break;
			}

goto start;
return 0;
}

Please tell me how I can make this program execute the 10th case
(atm it executes case 1 if I type 10)

tx on advance :)

[firix]

int main()
{
start:	
	int  x;
	cout << "type a number:\n";
	cin >> x;
	switch (x){
		case 1:
			cout << "1\n";break;
	                case 2:
			cout << "2\n";break;
		case 3:
			cout << "3\n";break;
		case 4:
			cout << "4\n";break;
		case 5:
			cout << "5\n";break;
		case 6:
			cout << "6\n";break;
		case 7:
			cout << "7\n";break;
		case 8:
			cout << "8\n";break;
		case 9:
			cout << "9\n";break;
		case 10:
			cout << "10\n";
			}

goto start;
return 0;

}

[qaz123]

You don't need the single quotes around the case number.
In general, numbers need no quotes, single letters need single quotes and strings need double straight quotes.

[Faff]

kinda prefere to keep it char, 'cause I got another command which includes a letter to do another task ,so int won't work here. Besides if one would input a letter in your code , the prog goes haywire :p

You don't need the single quotes around the case number.
In general, numbers need no quotes, single letters need single quotes and strings need double straight quotes.

Using char , so if I'd leave the quotes away it would look for the ASCII value , which isn't the same as the int value :)

[wtf]

Then you need to use a string, and then convert to int. There is no way to hold "10" inside a char. You could do it in a char* or char array, but it would be much simpler to store it into an int. And then write another function to handle the char.

[Faff]

Hmm , I'll supppose I'll do it that way then :)

Thanks ^^