How to write a simple calculator program using C language?


Begin by writing the C code to create a simple calculator. Then, follow the algorithm given below to write a C program.

Algorithm

Step 1: Declare variables
Step 2: Enter any operator at runtime
Step 3: Enter any two integer values at runtime
Step 4: Apply switch case to select the operator:
        // case '+': result = num1 + num2;
               break;
           case '-': result = num1 - num2;
               break;
           case '*': result = num1 * num2;
               break;
           case '/': result = num1 / num2;
               break;
           default: printf("
Invalid Operator "); Step 5: Print the result

Example

Following is the C program for calculator by using the Switch Case −

 Live Demo

#include <stdio.h>
int main(){
   char Operator;
   float num1, num2, result = 0;
   printf("
Enter any one operator like +, -, *, / : ");    scanf("%c", &Operator);    printf("Enter the values of Operands num1 and num2
: ");    scanf("%f%f", &num1, &num2);    switch(Operator){       case '+': result = num1 + num2;          break;       case '-': result = num1 - num2;          break;       case '*': result = num1 * num2;          break;       case '/': result = num1 / num2;          break;       default: printf("
Invalid Operator ");    }    printf("The value = %f", result);    return 0; }

Output

When the above program is executed, it produces the following result −

Enter any one operator: +
Enter values of Operands num1 and num2:
23
45
The value = 68.000000

Updated on: 08-Mar-2021

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