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    How to use C++ concept I have learned with Visual Studio... visually?

    I am learning C++. It is going really well. It is making other stuff I have done in programming really make sense. I was interested in getting started programming with C++ visually. I want to make a program that runs on Windows. I did not know where to get started. There is not a lot of info on the topic. I found a helpful video on YouTube that showed how to get set up. It leaves me off with code like so:
    Code:
    #include "MyForm.h"
    
    using namespace System;
    using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
    
    [STAThreadAttribute]
    int main(array<String^>^ args) {
    	Application::EnableVisualStyles();
    	Application::SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
    	Lotto1::MyForm form;
    	Application::Run(%form);
    	return 0;
    }
    I do not know how to continue from here. How would I add some code that performs something like calculating with overloaded functions! If anybody has any examples I would greatly apreciate seeing them. I want to make a program that calculates values for a sphere or a cylinder with an overloaded function like so:
    Code:
    int main()
    {
    	double Pi = 3.14790;
    	cout << "Enter a radius: ";
    	double radius = 0;
    	cin >> radius;
    	
    	cout << "The sphere = " << calcRound(Pi, radius) << endl;
    
    	cout << "Do you want to calculate the a cylinder? (yes = y/no = n) ";
    	char answer1 = 'n';
    	cin >> answer1;
    
    	if (answer1 == 'y')
    	{
    		cout << "Enter a height: ";
    		int height = 0;
    		cin >> height;
    		
    		calcRound(Pi, radius, height);
    		cout << "The cylinder = " << calcRound(Pi, radius, height) << endl;
    	}
    
    	return 0;
    }
    
    double calcRound(double Pi, double radius)
    {
    	Pi = 3.1409316;
    	double sphere = 4 * Pi * radius * radius * radius;
    	return sphere;
    }
    
    double calcRound(double Pi, double radius, int height)
    {
    	Pi = 3.14317529;
    	double cylinder = Pi * radius * radius * height;
    	return cylinder;
    }
    in func.h:
    Code:
    in func.h:
    
    #ifndef FUNC_H_
    #define FUNC_H_
    
    double calcRound(double Pi, double radius);
    double calcRound(double Pi, double radius, int height);
    
    #endif // FUNC_H_
    The video I watched is:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=0XGQIN9hfGQ

    Thanks for any help

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    Re: How to use C++ concept I have learned with Visual Studio... visually?

    Quote Originally Posted by bistel1007 View Post
    I am learning C++. It is going really well. It is making other stuff I have done in programming really make sense. I was interested in getting started programming with C++ visually. I want to make a program that runs on Windows. I did not know where to get started.
    Are you going to use the native C++/VC++ or the managed C++/CLI?
    For example this code
    Quote Originally Posted by bistel1007 View Post
    Code:
    #include "MyForm.h"
    
    using namespace System;
    using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
    
    [STAThreadAttribute]
    int main(array<String^>^ args) {
    	Application::EnableVisualStyles();
    	Application::SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
    	Lotto1::MyForm form;
    	Application::Run(%form);
    	return 0;
    }
    looks like the managed one
    while this
    Quote Originally Posted by bistel1007 View Post
    Code:
    int main()
    {
    	double Pi = 3.14790;
    	cout << "Enter a radius: ";
    	double radius = 0;
    	cin >> radius;
    	
    	cout << "The sphere = " << calcRound(Pi, radius) << endl;
    
    	cout << "Do you want to calculate the a cylinder? (yes = y/no = n) ";
    	char answer1 = 'n';
    	cin >> answer1;
    
    	if (answer1 == 'y')
    	{
    		cout << "Enter a height: ";
    		int height = 0;
    		cin >> height;
    		
    		calcRound(Pi, radius, height);
    		cout << "The cylinder = " << calcRound(Pi, radius, height) << endl;
    	}
    
    	return 0;
    }
    
    double calcRound(double Pi, double radius)
    {
    	Pi = 3.1409316;
    	double sphere = 4 * Pi * radius * radius * radius;
    	return sphere;
    }
    
    double calcRound(double Pi, double radius, int height)
    {
    	Pi = 3.14317529;
    	double cylinder = Pi * radius * radius * height;
    	return cylinder;
    }
    in func.h:
    Code:
    in func.h:
    
    #ifndef FUNC_H_
    #define FUNC_H_
    
    double calcRound(double Pi, double radius);
    double calcRound(double Pi, double radius, int height);
    
    #endif // FUNC_H_
    like the native one.
    Victor Nijegorodov

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    Re: How to use C++ concept I have learned with Visual Studio... visually?

    Why are you passing PI to the functions and then setting its value? Why is the value different in both functions? Why not define a global const for PI once? Anyhow, your values for PI are incorrect.

    PI = 3.1415926536 (to 10 DP)
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    Re: How to use C++ concept I have learned with Visual Studio... visually?

    Quote Originally Posted by bistel1007 View Post
    getting started programming with C++ visually.
    What do you mean by "visually"? I assume you've downloaded VS 2017 Community and now want to write a simple program that reads some input and writes some output?

    Then it's probably easiest to create a Windows Console Application. Here are instructions,

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/vis...-visual-studio
    Last edited by wolle; July 8th, 2018 at 04:56 AM.

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