Chapter 12.2, Problem 12.7CP

Explanation of Solution

Purpose of the given code:

The purpose of the given code is to find the fat grams for the ice cream flavor that is entered by the user.

Program:

The “if…else if” statements are highlighted below.

//Include required header files

#include<iostream>

#include<cstring>

using namespace std;

// Main function

int main()

{

  //Declare constant variable

  const int LENGTH = 20;

  //Declare array of characters

  char iceCream[LENGTH];

  //Print the statements

  cout<<"What flavor of ice cream do you like best? ";

  cout<<"Chocolate, Vanilla, or Pralines and Pecan? ";

  //Get a flovor from the user

  cin.getline(iceCream, LENGTH);

  //Print the statements

  cout<<"Here is the number of fat grams for a half ";

  cout<<"cup serving:\n";

  //Check if the user enters "Chocolate"

if(strcmp(iceCream,"Chocolate")==0)

//Print the statement

cout<<"Chocolate: 9 fat grams.\n";

//Check if the user enters "Vanilla"

else if(strcmp(iceCream,"Vanilla")==0)

//Print the statement

cout<<"Vanilla: 10 fat grams.\n";

//Check if the user enters "Pralines" or "Pecan"

else if((strcmp(iceCream,"Pralines")==0)||(strcmp(iceCream,"Pecan")==0))

//Print the statement

cout<<"Pralines and Pecan: 14 fat grams...