Compilation Error: "pointer can only be subtracted from another pointer"

Question

Just learning C++, and I'm enjoying making my first program it's not much, it just solves math problems I'm having some issues with the distance formula as far as I know my logic is right sqrt((x2-x1)+(y2-y1)). However I am getting the error

error C2113: '-' : pointer can only be subtracted from another pointer which is throwing me off.

BONUS question... if anybody could point me to a method of directing users back to the first menu when they have finished with a previous selection that would be cool. I'm assuming some sort of loops but I haven't covered that yet in my C++ class.

Here is the code(sorry if it is messy but I haven't learned proper formatting yet)

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cmath>
using namespace std;


int selection;
int choice;
int choice2;
double height;
double length;
double a;
double x;
double y;
double const pi = 3.14;
double r;
double m;
double x1;
double x2;
double y1;
double y2;
double distance;

int main(){
cout<<"-------------------------"<<endl;
cout<<"     MATH DESTROYER      "<<endl;
cout<<"-------------------------"<<endl;
cout<<"  1-Geometry Solver      "<<endl;
cout<<"  2-Algebra Solver       "<<endl;
cout<<"  3-"<<endl;
cout<<endl;
cout<<"  Select Option number:  "<<endl;
cin>>selection;
cout<<endl;
cout<<endl;
    switch(selection){
    case 1:
    cout<<"-------------------------"<<endl;
    cout<<"     GEOMETRY SOLVER     ";cout<<endl;
    cout<<endl;
    cout<<" 1-Perimeter of a square "<<endl;
    cout<<" 2-Area of a square      "<<endl;
    cout<<" 3-Perimeter of a rectangle"<<endl;
    cout<<" 4-Area of a rectangle   "<<endl;
    cout<<" 5-Perimeter of a circle "<<endl;
    cout<<" 6-Area of a circle      "<<endl;
    cout<<" Select Option number:   "<<endl;
    cout<<"-------------------------"<<endl;
    cin>>choice;
    cout<<endl;
    cout<<endl;
    switch(choice){
            case 1:
                cout<<"-------------------------"<<endl;
                cout<<"  PERIMITER OF A SQUARE  "<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Enter Height"<<endl;
                cin>>height;
                cout<<"Enter Length"<<endl;
                cin>>length;
                cout<<"Perimiter of Square ="<<(height*2)+(length*2)<<endl;
                cout<<"-------------------------"<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;

                system("pause");
                return 0;

            case 2:
                cout<<"AREA OF A SQUARE"<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Enter Length"<<endl;
                cin>>length;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"FORMULA L^2";
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"AREA of Square ="<<pow(length,2)<<endl;//(pow)(length,2)= length to the power of 2 or lenght^2
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;

                system("pause");
                return 0;

            case 3:
                cout<<"PERIMITER OF A RECTANGLE"<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Enter Height"<<endl;
                cin>>height;
                cout<<"Enter Length"<<endl;
                cin>>length;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<"FORMULA L2+H2";
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Perimiter of Rectangle ="<<(height*2)+(length*2)<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;

                system("pause");
                return 0;

            case 4:
                cout<<"AREA OF A RECTANGLE"<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Enter Height"<<endl;
                cin>>height;
                cout<<"Enter Length"<<endl;
                cin>>length;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<"FORMULA L2+H2";
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Perimiter of Rectangle ="   <<height*length<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;

                system("pause");
                return 0;

                case 5:
                cout<<"PERIMITER OF A CIRCLE"<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Enter Radius"<<endl;
                cin>>r;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"FORMULA peremiter=PI X D";
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Perimiter of circle ="<<pi*(r*2)<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;

                system("pause");
                return 0;

                case 6:
                cout<<"AREA OF A CIRCLE"<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Enter Radius"<<endl;
                cin>>r;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"FORMULA PI X R^2";
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Area of Circle ="<<pi*(pow(r,2))<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;

                system("pause");
                return 0;

    }
    case 2:
    cout<<"      ALGEBRA MASTER     "
    cout<<"-------------------------"<<endl;
    cout<<"    1-Distance Formula   "<<endl;
    cout<<"    2-Slope              "<<endl;
    cout<<"    3-Pythagorean Theorm "<<endl;
    cout<<"-------------------------"<<endl;
    cout<<endl;
    cout<<"Select Option number:"<<endl;
    cin>>choice2;
        switch(choice2){
            case 1:
                cout<<"Distance Formula"<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Enter first y point (y1)"<<endl;
                cin>>y1;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Enter second y point (y2)"<<endl;
                cin>>y2;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Enter first x point (x1)"<<endl;
                cin>>x1;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Enter second x point (x2)"<<endl;
                cin>>x2;
                cout<<"D=sqrt (x2-x1)+(y2-y1)";
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Distance ="<<sqrt((x2-x1)+(y2-y1))<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;

                system("pause");
                return 0;

                case 2:
                cout<<"AREA OF A CIRCLE"<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Enter Radius"<<endl;
                cin>>r;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"FORMULA PI X R^2";
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Area of Circle ="<<pi*(pow(r,2))<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;

                system("pause");
                return 0;

                case 3:
                cout<<"AREA OF A CIRCLE"<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Enter Radius"<<endl;
                cin>>r;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"FORMULA PI X R^2";
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<"Area of Circle ="<<pi*(pow(r,2))<<endl;
                cout<<endl;
                cout<<endl;

                system("pause");
                return 0;

    }


    }
}

Answer 1

Je pense que le principal problème est que votre variable globale y1 peut être en conflit avec une fonction définie dans math.h (ou cmath). Vous pouvez contourner cela en déclarant vos variables localement dans le main() fonction, plutôt que comme des globaux. Cela permet au nom variable de masquer la fonction existante et évite le conflit.

Edit: la solution alternative serait de renommer y1 à autre chose, par exemple Y1 (majuscule).

Il y a aussi quelques autres problèmes dans le code. Dans deux endroits où tu as cout< à la place de cout <<, et vous manquez également un demi-colon.

Answer 2

Mise à jour:

On dirait y0, y1 et yn sommes spécifié dans le cadre de POSIX ce qui expliquerait pourquoi vous ne trouverez pas cela documenté dans le C ou C ++ normes:

Les fonctions y0 (), y1 () et yn () doivent calculer les fonctions de bessel de x du deuxième type d'ordres 0, 1 et n, respectivement.

La solution à Pollution de l'espace de noms mondial est à Déclarez vos variables dans votre propre espace de noms.

Original:

Tu as < au lieu de << Dans quelques-uns de votre cout Appels, par exemple ici:

cout<"FORMULA L2+H2";
    ^

devrait être:

cout<<"FORMULA L2+H2";
    ^^

Aussi dans clang et gcc, Je reçois un conflit avec votre mondial y1 et un global y1 du cmath En-tête, ce qui fait ceci:

cout<<"Distance ="<<sqrt((x2-x1)+(y2-y1))<<endl;
                                     ^^

Et quelques autres lignes se brisent, ma solution était de renommer y1 Mais la meilleure solution consiste à ne pas utiliser les Globals.