Bjarne Stroustrup “Programming Principles and Practice Using C++”
Chapter 6 Exercise 10
Using std_lib_facilities.h by Bjarne Stroustrup.
[code language=”cpp”]
// Philipp Siedler
// Bjarne Stroustrup’s PP
// Chapter 6 Exercise 10
/*
input:
12
3
c
*/
#include "std_lib_facilities.h"
int factorial(int _n) {
int fact = 1;
while (1 < _n){
fact *= _n;
–_n;
if (fact < 1) {
error("factorial overflow");
}
}
return fact;
}
int permutations(int _a, int _b) {
if (_a < _b || _a < 1 || _b < 1) {
error("bad permutation sizes");
}
return factorial(_a) / factorial(_a – _b);
}
int combinations(int _a, int _b)
{
return permutations(_a, _b) / factorial(_b);
}
int main()
try
{
int a;
int b;
string aCheck;
string bCheck;
char answer;
bool permCheck = false;
bool combCheck = false;
cout << "Enter two integer values for permutation and combination: \n";
cout << "Enter value for a\n";
if (cin >> a) {}
else{
cin.clear();
cin >> aCheck;
error("Wrong value for a: ", aCheck);
}
cout << "Enter value for b\n";
if (cin >> b) {}
else {
cin.clear();
cin >> aCheck;
error("Wrong value for b: ", aCheck);
}
if (b > a) {
error("Value b must be smaller than a, b: ", b);
}
cout << "a = " << a << "\n";
cout << "b = " << b << "\n";
cout << "Enter ‘p’ for permutations, ‘c’ for combinations or ‘b’ for both:\n";
cin >> answer;
if (answer == ‘p’) {
permCheck = true;
}
else if (answer == ‘c’) {
combCheck = true;
}
else if (answer == ‘b’) {
permCheck = true;
combCheck = true;
}
else {
error("Bad input", answer);
}
if (permCheck) {
cout << "Permutation: " << permutations(a, b) << "\n";
}
if(combCheck){
cout << "Combination: " << combinations(a, b) << "\n";
}
keep_window_open(".");
}
catch (runtime_error e) {
cout << e.what() << "\n";
keep_window_open(".");
}
catch (…) {
cout << "Extiting" << "\n";
keep_window_open(".");
}
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Output:
Enter two integer values for permutation and combination: Enter value for a 12 Enter value for b 3 a = 12 b = 3 Enter 'p' for permutations, 'c' for combinations or 'b' for both: c Combination: 220 Please enter . to exit
