/* checking.c -- validating input */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
// validate that input is an integer
int get_int(void);
// validate that range limits are valid
bool bad_limits(int begin, int end, int low, int high);
// calculate the sum of the squares of the integers
// a through b
double sum_squares(int a, int b);
int main(void)
{
const int MIN = -1000; // lower limit to range
const int MAX = +1000; // upper limit to range
int start; // start of range
int stop; // end of range
double answer;
printf("This program computes the sum of the squares of "
"integers in a range.\nThe lower bound should not "
"be less than -1000 and\nthe upper bound should not "
"be more than +1000.\nEnter the limits (enter 0 for "
"both limits to quit):\nlower limit: ");
start = get_int();
printf("upper limit: ");
stop = get_int();
while (start !=0 || stop != 0)
{
if (bad_limits(start, stop, MIN, MAX))
printf("Please try again.\n");
else
{
answer = sum_squares(start, stop);
printf("The sum of the squares of the integers ");
printf("from %d to %d is %g\n", start, stop, answer);
}
printf("Enter the limits (enter 0 for both "
"limits to quit):\n");
printf("lower limit: ");
start = get_int();
printf("upper limit: ");
stop = get_int();
}
printf("Done.\n");
return 0;
}
int get_int(void)
{
int input;
char ch;
while (scanf("%d", &input) != 1)
{
while ((ch = getchar()) != '\n')
putchar(ch); // dispose of bad input
printf(" is not an integer.\nPlease enter an ");
printf("integer value, such as 25, -178, or 3: ");
}
return input;
}
double sum_squares(int a, int b)
{
double total = 0;
int i;
for (i = a; i <= b; i++)
total += i * i;
return total;
}
bool bad_limits(int begin, int end, int low, int high)
{
bool not_good = false;
if (begin > end)
{
printf("%d isn't smaller than %d.\n", begin, end);
not_good = true;
}
if (begin < low || end < low)
{
printf("Values must be %d or greater.\n", low);
not_good = true;
}
if (begin > high || end > high)
{
printf("Values must be %d or less.\n", high);
not_good = true;
}
return not_good;
}