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    <p>Okay, so I've actually been programming in C++ for quite a while now, but I am currently stumped on something that's probably <em>very</em> obvious. I decided to write a basic calculator for fun. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, the whole lot. As you can see below, I have an int variable called choice looking for either 1, 2, 3, or 4. Once chosen, it will call the corresponding function. However, I decided I want the ability to, at any time, type "help" to show help. How can I do this? I know I could simply make choice a string, but I feel that would just be putting a bandaid on the problem (Wouldn't help for future problems). I want to, at any time, catch a "help". However, using another if() statement to catch "help" would obviously give me an error - as choice is an int.</p> <p>Please help me, I am sure this is very simple, but for some reason I can't figure it out!</p> <pre><code>#include &lt;iostream&gt; int firstnum; int secondnum; int multiplication(){ std::cout &lt;&lt; "Multiplication chosen. Please enter first number." &lt;&lt; std::endl; std::cin &gt;&gt; firstnum; std::cout &lt;&lt; "Please enter second number." &lt;&lt; endl; std::cin &gt;&gt; secondnum; std::cout &lt;&lt; "Your answer is: " &lt;&lt; firstnum * secondnum &lt;&lt; "." &lt;&lt; std::endl; } int division(){ std::cout &lt;&lt; "Division chosen. Please enter first number." &lt;&lt; std::endl; std::cin &gt;&gt; firstnum; std::cout &lt;&lt; "Please enter second number." &lt;&lt; std::endl; std::cin &gt;&gt; secondnum; std::cout &lt;&lt; "Your answer is: " &lt;&lt; firstnum / secondnum &lt;&lt; "." &lt;&lt; std::endl; } int addition(){ std::cout &lt;&lt; "Addition chosen. Please enter first number." &lt;&lt; std::endl; std::cin &gt;&gt; firstnum; std::cout &lt;&lt; "Please enter second number." &lt;&lt; std::endl; std::cin &gt;&gt; secondnum; std::cout &lt;&lt; "Your answer is: " &lt;&lt; firstnum + secondnum &lt;&lt; "." &lt;&lt; std::endl; } int subtraction(){ std::cout &lt;&lt; "Subtraction chosen. Please enter first number." &lt;&lt; std::endl; std::cin &gt;&gt; firstnum; std::cout &lt;&lt; "Please enter second number." &lt;&lt; std::endl; std::cin &gt;&gt; secondnum; std::cout &lt;&lt; "Your answer is: " &lt;&lt; firstnum - secondnum &lt;&lt; "." &lt;&lt; std::endl; } int main(){ int choice; std::cout &lt;&lt; "Calculator." &lt;&lt; std::endl; std::cout &lt;&lt; "Multiplication: 1. Division: 2. Addition: 3. Subtraction: 4. Help: help." &lt;&lt; std::endl; std::cin &gt;&gt; choice; if(choice == 1){ multiplication(); } if(choice == 2){ division(); } if(choice == 3){ addition(); } if(choice == 4){ subtraction(); } ////if the user types "help" it will show help. return 0; } </code></pre>
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    2. COOh, no, you read my question right? I want the user to be able to type "help". It has nothing to do with bypassing the stackoverflow filter.
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