C++: A Dialog Programming with the C++ Standard Library

Algorithmic Thinking

Let's take our program modification one step at a time, starting with just the top two weights. Figure 4.1 is one possible way to handle this version of the problem.

Figure 4.1. Finding the top two weights, first try (code\pump1a.cpp)

#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { short CurrentWeight; short HighestWeight; short SecondHighestWeight; cout << "Please enter the first weight: "; cin >> CurrentWeight; HighestWeight = CurrentWeight; SecondHighestWeight = 0; cout << "Current weight " << CurrentWeight << endl; cout << "Highest weight " << HighestWeight << endl; while (CurrentWeight > 0) { cout << "Please enter the next weight: "; cin >> CurrentWeight; if (CurrentWeight > HighestWeight) { SecondHighestWeight ...