what's wrong with the following code?

[softwareguy74]

Hi,

I'm trying to learn VC++ and found an example excersice but it doesn't seem to work. Here is the code:

#include <iostream.h>

int main();
{
	int x=5;
	int y=7;
	cout "\n";
	cout << x + y << " " << x * y;
	cout "\n";
	return 0;
}

I get the following error when trying to compile the above .cpp file:

"error C2447: missing function header (old-style formal list?)"

Any ideas what this is and how to fix it?

Any help would be appreciated..

Dan

[Vlatko]

Don't put ; after main() also cout "\n" is wrong. Use cout<<"\n"

#include <iostream.h>

int main()
{
	int x=5;
	int y=7;
	cout<< "\n";
	cout << x + y << " " << x * y;
	cout<< "\n";
	return 0;
}

[Edited by Vlatko on 11-16-2000 at 12:22 PM]

[softwareguy74]

Thanks!

[parksie]

Also, at the end of your program, you need to replace cout << "\n" with cout << endl.

What endl does is to add a newline, then flush the internal buffer. This ensures that all your data is displayed. However, it is slower so it should only be used every 20 lines or so.