Re: Integer? float? confused...

["chris.danx" <chris.danx@ntlworld.com>]

You need to use 3.0, 6.0, 5.0 and 120.0 in function Calc_Sin.  This is
because Ada requires a float to have decimal point in it somewhere.  If you
don't include the .0 Ada thinks it's an integer.  Also convert the Num to a
float by Float(Num) otherwise Ada thinks Num is an integer -- which it is!
but your can't mix types so you've got to convert.

May i make a suggestion?  It would be better to have

function Calc_Sin (Num : integer) return float is
begin
    return Num - (Num ** 3) / 6 + (Num ** 5) / 120;
end Calc_Sin

instead of using sin_result.  This variable is global and in other programs
you might do something similar and it'll screw everything up.  You could
move the declaration of Sin_Result inside the function and what you've
written would work if you fixed the type conversion problem.  I haven't
fixed it in the above function cos' that's for you to do.



Hope this helps,
Chris Campbell

p.s. let me know *when* you get it working, or if anythings not clear -- i'm
terrible at explaining things to people.