> I have been trying to cin an number from 0 to 9 with a leading 0. For
> example 00 or 07. I was using a switch case.

> switch (int)

> {
> case 01: break;
> case 02: break;.....
> My problem arises at 08 and 09 because they are not octal.

> Is there
> any way to coerce the input variable to decimal despite it having a
> leading zero .

> I have been trying to cin an number from 0 to 9 with a leading 0. For
> example 00 or 07. I was using a switch case.
> switch (int)
> {
> case 01: break;
> case 02: break;.....
> My problem arises at 08 and 09 because they are not octal. Is there
> any way to coerce the input variable to decimal despite it having a
> leading zero .

> What I was trying to do looks like this:
> #include
> #include
> int main()
> {
> int a;
>
> cout << "enter a number " << endl;
> cin >> a;
> switch (a)
> {
> case 00: cout << zero;
> case 01: cout << zero one;
> etc.
> }
> Since a leading zero changes the number to octal it crashes at 08 and
> 09.

> What I was trying to do looks like this:
> #include
> #include
> int main()
> {
> int a;
>
> cout << "enter a number " << endl;
> cin >> a;
> switch (a)
> {
> case 00: cout << zero;
> case 01: cout << zero one;
> etc.
> }
> Since a leading zero changes the number to octal it crashes at 08 and
> 09.

> This is all of it.
> #include
> #include
> int main()
> {
> int a;
>
> cout << "enter a number " << endl;
> cin >> a;
> switch (a)
> {
> case 00: cout << zero;
> case 01: cout << zero one;
> case 02: cout << zero two;
> case 03: cout << zero three;
> case 04: cout << zero four;
> case 05: cout << zero five;
> case 06: cout << zero six;
> case 07: cout << zero seven; ...

> What I was trying to do looks like this:
> #include
> #include
> int main()
> {
> int a;
>
> cout << "enter a number " << endl;
> cin >> a;
> switch (a)
> {
> case 00: cout << zero;
> case 01: cout << zero one;
> etc.
> }
> Since a leading zero changes the number to octal it crashes at 08 and
> 09.

> notahipee wrote:
>

>> What I was trying to do looks like this:
>> #include
>> #include
>> int main()
>> {
>> int a;
>>
>> cout << "enter a number " << endl;
>> cin >> a;
>> switch (a)
>> {
>> case 00: cout << zero;
>> case 01: cout << zero one;
>> etc.
>> }
>> Since a leading zero changes the number to octal it crashes at 08 and ...