How to skip over >= in C++ - c++

Question

I can't figure out how to make my code go to the next else if statement if my user input satisfies the previous if state.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
double input;
cout << "Time Calculator\n Enter the number of Seconds: " << endl;
cin >> input;
if (input < 60)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " seconds." << endl;
}
else if (input >= 60)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " minutes." << endl;
}
else if (input >= 3600)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " hours." << endl;
}
else if (input >= 86400)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " days." << endl;
}
return 0;
}

Answer 1

in your code if input > 60 it will satisfy condition and will not execute else part so first check wether input > 86400 if not then check if input > 36000 if not then check for input > 60
try below code in which if conditions are reversed
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
double input;
cout << "Time Calculator\n Enter the number of Seconds: " << endl;
cin >> input;
if (input < 60)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " seconds." << endl;
}
else if (input >= 86400)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " days." << endl;
}
else if (input >= 3600)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " hours." << endl;
}
else if (input >= 60)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " minutes." << endl;
}
return 0;
}

Answer 2

Make it other way round.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
double input;
cout << "Time Calculator\n Enter the number of Seconds: " << endl;
cin >> input;
if (input >= 86400)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " days." << endl;
}
else if (input >= 3600)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " hours." << endl;
}
else if (input >= 60)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " minutes." << endl;
}
else
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " seconds." << endl;
}
return 0;
}
Hope this is what you want!

Answer 3

There are multiple ways to do this, you can implement a check between 2 values using conditions like >= val1 and < val2 or ensure that the order in which the checks happen is different.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
double input;
cout << "Time Calculator\n Enter the number of Seconds: " << endl;
cin >> input;
if (input < 60)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " seconds." << endl;
}
else if (input >= 60 && input < 3600)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " minutes." << endl;
}
else if (input >= 3600 && input < 86400)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " hours." << endl;
}
else if (input >= 86400)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " days." << endl;
}
return 0;
}
or another way would be to change the order, once the particular if statement is valid, it doesn't check with the rest of the if statements.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
double input;
cout << "Time Calculator\n Enter the number of Seconds: " << endl;
cin >> input;
if (input >= 86400)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " seconds." << endl;
}
else if (input >= 3600)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " minutes." << endl;
}
else if (input >= 60)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " hours." << endl;
}
else if (input < 60)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " days." << endl;
}
return 0;
}

Answer 4

Your if else conditions are not completely defined... you have to set those in a range... otherwise is not going to work...
if (input < 60)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " seconds." << endl;
}
else if (input >= 60 && input < 3600))
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " minutes." << endl;
}
else if (input >= 3600 && input < 86400))
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " hours." << endl;
}
else if (input >= 86400)
{
cout << "The time is " << input << " days." << endl;
}