Hello, I got a new problem. Our teacher asked us to create a menu-driven program which will make all types of conversions (http://classroom.sdmesa.edu/vtrinh/pp4.html). This program must be able to do conversions back and forth (like inches to centimeters, and centimeters to inches). Below I started the assignment and so far I have managed to get the main menu to display, and the choice, but I want to link it so that it goes on to display the menu that the person entered (right now ther is only 1 menu available that being 1). I do have a general idea of what I need to do, but can someone help me? I believe he made mention of some reciprocal factor, which allows 1 function to act as 2, he said something like convert ("inches", "centimeters", (1.0/InToCm)), he also made mention of 3 things, string to, string from, and a factor.

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <cmath>
#include <iomanip>
using namespace std;
int mainmenu();
int distancemenu(int);
int main()
{	
	int choose =1;
	while ( choose != 5 ) 
	{	
      do 
	  {
  			if ( choose > 5 || choose <= 0 ) //If not in the range 1-5
			{
  				cout << "\nChoose A Conversion Type: \n ";
				//cout << "\nPress <Enter> key to continue ... ";
  				fflush(stdin);
				cin.get();  //Refreshes page.
			}

  		choose = mainmenu(); // Function call to get the user's choice     	
      	             
      } while ( choose <=0 || choose > 5 );
	  
	  if ( choose != 5 )
         switch (choose)
		 {
			 case 1:
				 cout << "You have picked distance conversion"<< endl;
				 int distancemenu();
				 break;
				 cin.get();
			 case 2:
				 cout << "You have picked weight conversion";
				 break;
			 case 3:
				 cout << "You have picked volume conversion";
				 break;
			 case 4:
				 cout << "You have picked pressure conversion";
				 break;
		 }// branch to an appropriate selection

	cin.ignore();
	cin.get();
	return 0;
	}
}
int mainmenu()
{
	system ("cls");
	int choose;
	cout << "    M A I N M E N U " << endl;
	cout << "    ________________" << endl;
	cout << "  1| Distance Conversion" << endl;
	cout << "  2| Weight Conversion" << endl;
	cout << "  3| Volume Conversion" << endl;
	cout << "  4| Pressure Conversion" << endl;
	cout << "  5| E N D - P R O G R A M"<< endl;
	cout << "Please Choose A Conversion Type To Continue..."<< endl;
	while (! (cin >> choose))
	{
		cin.clear();
		fflush(stdin);
	}
	return choose;
}
int distancemenu()
{
	system ("cls");
	int distancechoosefunction;
	cout << "    D I S T A N C E M E N U";
	cout << "    _______________________";
	cout << "    1| Inches To Centimeters";
	cout << "    2| Centimeters To Inches";
	return distancehoosefunction;
}

double InchesToCentimeters(string to, string from (1.0/InchesToCentimeters))
{

}
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There are five options so I would do something like:-

... If choose == 1
  then
If choose == 2
  then
If choose == 3
  then
If choose == 4
  then
else

More importantly, if you are new to programming, go draw yourself a flow chart before you start coding.

Use switch statement to solve this match the case and call particular function according to that

Best Of Luck

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