I see, well which other book would u recommend? I'm looking for another book to go through. Need a very good book to complement it.

Yep that's the only book I'm using. Why do you ask?

Oh it's, Beginning C++ Through Game Programming third edition by Michael Dawson.

X23Y19, on 09 May 2012 - 07:26 PM, said:

it was displayed in my first post.

//Critter Caretaker
//Simulates caring for a virtual pet

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

class Critter
{
public:          
    Critter(int hunger = 0, int boredom = 0); 
    void Talk();
    void Eat(int food = 4);
    void Play(int fun = 4);

private:
    int m_Hunger;
    int m_Boredom;

    int GetMood() const;
    void PassTime(int time = 1);

};

Critter::Critter(int hunger, int boredom):
    m_Hunger(hunger),
    m_Boredom(boredom)
{}

inline int Critter::GetMood() const 
{
    return (m_Hunger + m_Boredom);
}

void Critter::PassTime(int time)
{
    m_Hunger += time;
    m_Boredom += time;
}

void Critter::Talk()
{
    cout << "I'm a critter and I feel ";

    int mood = GetMood();
    if (mood > 15)
	{
        cout << "mad.\n";
	}
    else if (mood > 10)
	{
        cout << "frustrated.\n";
	}
    else if (mood > 5)
	{
        cout << "okay.\n";
	}
    else
	{
        cout << "happy.\n";
	}

    PassTime();
}

void Critter::Eat(int food) 
{
    cout << "Brruppp.\n";

    m_Hunger -= food;
    if (m_Hunger < 0)
	{
        m_Hunger = 0;
	}

    PassTime();
}

void Critter::Play(int fun)
{
    cout << "Wheee!\n";

    m_Boredom -= fun;
    if (m_Boredom < 0)
	{
        m_Boredom = 0;
	}

    PassTime();
}

int main()
{
    Critter crit;

    int choice = 1;  //start the critter off talking
    while (choice != 0)
    {
        cout << "\nCritter Caretaker\n\n";
        cout << "0 - Quit\n";
        cout << "1 - Listen to your critter\n";
        cout << "2 - Feed your critter\n";
        cout << "3 - Play with your critter\n\n";

        cout << "Choice: ";
        cin >> choice;

        switch (choice)
        {
        case 0:	
            cout << "Good-bye.\n";
			break;
        case 1:	
            crit.Talk();
			break;
        case 2:	
            crit.Eat();
			break;
        case 3:	
            crit.Play();
			break;
        default:
            cout << "\nSorry, but " << choice << " isn't a valid choice.\n";
        }
    }

    return 0;
}

ok now for "void Play(int food = 4);" Umm thats how the original file had it, so i'm not sure whether thats what needs to be changed.

I think i figured out something.

for these pieces of code:

void Critter::Eat(int food)
{
	cout << "Brrupppp.\n";
	m_Hunger -= food;
	ShowHungerBoredom(); // This should not be here
	if (m_Hunger < 0)
	{
		m_Hunger = 0;
	}

	                     // It should be here
	PassTime();
}

void Critter::Play(int fun)
{
	cout << "Wheeeee!\n";
	m_Boredom -=fun;
	ShowHungerBoredom(); // This should not be here
	if (m_Boredom < 0)
	{
		m_Boredom = 0;
	}

	                     // It should be here
	PassTime();
}

in this version the program would display ShowHungerBoredom() before it reaches the if statement. So it would display the negative number first before it adjust the value to 0. If Hunger or boredom were to end up less than 0, the if statement would then automatically adjust the value to 0.


but int his version the program would display ShowHungerBoredom() after the if statement. And if the value of hunger or boredom were to end up less than 0 the if statement would correct it to 0.

void Critter::Eat(int food)
{
	cout << "Brrupppp.\n";
	m_Hunger -= food;
	
	if (m_Hunger < 0)
	{
		m_Hunger = 0;
	}

	ShowHungerBoredom();
	PassTime();
}

void Critter::Play(int fun)
{
	cout << "Wheeeee!\n";
	m_Boredom -=fun;
	
	if (m_Boredom < 0)
	{
		m_Boredom = 0;
	}

	ShowHungerBoredom();
	PassTime();
}

By the way here is my completed version. Please point out if i made a mistake any where thank you.

// Critter Caretaker
// Simulates caring for a virtual pet

#include<iostream>

using namespace std;

class Critter
{
public:
	Critter(int Hunger = 0, int Boredom = 0 );
	void Talk();
	void Eat(int food = 4);
	void Play(int food = 4);
	void ShowHungerBoredom();
	
private:
	int m_Hunger;
	int m_Boredom;

	int GetMood() const;
	void PassTime(int time = 1);
};

Critter::Critter( int hunger, int boredom ):
	m_Hunger(hunger),
	m_Boredom(boredom)
{}

inline int Critter::GetMood() const
{
	return (m_Hunger + m_Boredom);
}

void Critter::PassTime( int time )
{
	m_Hunger += time; 
	m_Boredom += time;
}

void Critter::Talk()
{
	cout << "I'm a critter and i feel ";

	int mood = GetMood();
	if (mood > 21)
	{
		cout << "mad.\n";
		
	}
	else if (mood > 16)
	{
		cout << "frustrated.\n";
		
	}
	else if (mood > 7)
	{
		cout << "okay.\n";
		
	}
	else
	{
		cout << "happy.\n";
		
	}

	ShowHungerBoredom();
	PassTime();
}

void Critter::Eat(int food)
{
	cout << "Brrupppp.\n";
	m_Hunger -= food;
	
	if (m_Hunger < 0)
	{
		m_Hunger = 0;
	}

	ShowHungerBoredom();
	PassTime();
}

void Critter::Play(int fun)
{
	cout << "Wheeeee!\n";
	m_Boredom -=fun;
	
	if (m_Boredom < 0)
	{
		m_Boredom = 0;
	}

	ShowHungerBoredom();
	PassTime();
}

void Critter::ShowHungerBoredom()
{
	if ((m_Hunger <= 3) && (m_Boredom <= 3))
	{
		cout <<  "I'm Not hungry nor bored.\n\n";
		cout << "Values: " << m_Hunger << "." << m_Boredom << "\n\n";
	}
	else if ((m_Hunger <= 3) && ((m_Boredom > 3 && m_Boredom <= 11)))
	{
		cout <<  "I'm Not hungry, but i'm a little bored.\n\n";
		cout << "Values: " << m_Hunger << "." << m_Boredom << "\n\n";
	}
	else if ((m_Hunger <= 3) && (m_Boredom >= 11))
	{
		cout << "I'm Not hungry, but i'm really Bored.\n\n";
		cout << "Values: " << m_Hunger << "." << m_Boredom << "\n\n";
	}
	else if ((m_Boredom <= 3) && ((m_Hunger > 3 && m_Hunger < 11)))
	{
		cout << "I'm a little hungry but not bored.\n\n";
		cout << "Values: " << m_Hunger << "." << m_Boredom << "\n\n";
	}
	else if (((m_Boredom > 3 && m_Boredom < 11)) && ((m_Hunger > 3 && m_Hunger < 11)))
	{
		cout << "I'm a little hungry and bored.\n\n";
		cout << "Values: " << m_Hunger << "." << m_Boredom << "\n\n";
	}
	else if ((m_Boredom >= 11) && ((m_Hunger > 3 && m_Hunger < 11)))
	{
		cout << "I'm a little hungry, but really bored.\n\n";
		cout << "Values: " << m_Hunger << "." << m_Boredom << "\n\n";
	}
	else if ((m_Hunger >= 11) && (m_Boredom <= 3))
	{
		cout << "I'm really hungry, but not bored.\n\n";
		cout << "Values: " << m_Hunger << "." << m_Boredom << "\n\n";
	}
	else if ((m_Hunger >= 11) && ((m_Boredom > 3 && m_Boredom < 11)))
	{
		cout << "I'm really hungry and a little bored.\n\n";
		cout << "Values: " << m_Hunger << "." << m_Boredom << "\n\n";
	}
	else if ((m_Hunger >= 11) && (m_Boredom >= 11))
	{
		cout << "I'm really hungry and really bored.\n\n";
		cout << "Values: " << m_Hunger << "." << m_Boredom << "\n\n";
	}
}

int main()
{
	Critter crit;
	crit.Talk();

	int choice;
	do
	{
		cout << "\nCritter Caretaker\n\n";
		cout << "0 - Quit\n";
		cout << "1 - Listen to your critter\n";
		cout << "2 - Feed your critter\n";
		cout << "3 - Play with critter\n";

		cout << "Choice: ";
		cin >> choice;

		switch(choice)
		{
		case 0:
			cout << "Good-bye. \n";
			break;
		case 1:
			crit.Talk();
			break;
		case 2:
			crit.Eat();
			break;
		case 3:
			crit.Play();
			break;
		default:
			cout << "\nSorry, but " << choice << " isn't a valid choice.\n";
		}
	}while (choice != 0);

	return 0;
}