Bjarne Stroustrup “Programming Principles and Practice Using C++”
Chapter 4 Exercise 4
Using std_lib_facilities.h by Bjarne Stroustrup.
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// Philipp Siedler
// Bjarne Stroustrup’s PP
// Chapter 4 Exercise 4
#include "std_lib_facilities.h"
int main() {
int max = 100;
int min = 0;
int check = 0;
string answer = " ";
while (check == 0) {
cout << "Is your number smaller, larger or equal to " << (max + min) / 2 <<"? Enter s for smaller, l for larger or e for equal.\n";
cin >> answer;
if (answer == "s") {
max = (max + min) / 2;
}
else if (answer == "l") {
min = (max + min) / 2;
}
else if (answer == "e") {
cout << "Your number is: " << (max + min) / 2 << "\n";
check = 1;
}
}
keep_window_open();
}
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Output: Is your number smaller, larger or equal to 50? Enter s for smaller, l for larger or e for equal. s Is your number smaller, larger or equal to 25? Enter s for smaller, l for larger or e for equal. l Is your number smaller, larger or equal to 37? Enter s for smaller, l for larger or e for equal. s Is your number smaller, larger or equal to 31? Enter s for smaller, l for larger or e for equal. l Is your number smaller, larger or equal to 34? Enter s for smaller, l for larger or e for equal. l Is your number smaller, larger or equal to 35? Enter s for smaller, l for larger or e for equal. l Is your number smaller, larger or equal to 36? Enter s for smaller, l for larger or e for equal. e Your number is: 36 Please enter a character to exit
