ambiguity square root [duplicate]

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C++ compiler error: ambiguous call to overloaded function

just copied some code from a pdf into both C++builder XE2 and visual studio express 2012. both both compilers give error codes about ambiquity. I just started so i don't really know what to do. Maybe my textbook(pdf) is old and obsolete now? it's called "Learn c++ in 14 days". Well anyways here is the copied code.

#include <iostream.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#pragma hdrstop
void getSqrRoot(char* buff, int x);
int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
int x;
char buff[30];
cout << “Enter a number: “;
cin >> x;
getSqrRoot(buff, x);
cout << buff;
getch();
}
void getSqrRoot(char* buff, int x)
{
sprintf(buff, “The sqaure root is: %f”, sqrt(x));
}

the errorcode i got in c++builder is:

[BCC32 Error] SquareRoot.cpp(19): E2015 Ambiguity between 'std::sqrt(float) at c:\program files (x86)\embarcadero\rad studio\9.0\include\windows\crtl\math.h:266' and 'std::sqrt(long double) at c:\program files (x86)\embarcadero\rad studio\9.0\include\windows\crtl\math.h:302' Full parser context SquareRoot.cpp(18): parsing: void getSqrRoot(char *,int)

On a side note, the quotation marks in my pdf manual are different characters than the normal " which i type. these “ are also not compatible with the compiler. maybe anybody knows a fix for this as well? thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Change your code like that:

void getSqrRoot(char* buff, int x)
{
 sprintf(buff, “The sqaure root is: %f”, sqrt((float)x));
}

Because square root is overloaded function compiler has no opportunity to implicit conversion from int x value to float or double value, you need to do it directly.

Compiler: see sqrt(int) -> what to choose? sqrt(float)/sqrt(double) ?
Compiler: see sqrt((float)int) -> sqrt(float), ok!
Compeler: see sqrt((double)int) -> sqrt(double), ok!

Answer 2

Change your getSqrRoot Function to the below

void getSqrRoot(char* buff, float x)
{

And similarly fix the declaration in the first line.

This is happening because std::sqrt which is the function you are using to get the square root, can take either a float or a double but you have given it an int which leads to the confusion since the compiler now has no idea which function to call.