Is there any way to set a variable to a symbol like + or -?

Question

I'm trying to make a calculator and I want to make it so you just type an equation.

[EDIT] - What I mean is the actual symbols. Not positive and negative numbers.

Answer 1

You can declare it as a character:

char = z;

cin >> z;

if (z = '+') {
cout << x + y;
}

etc.

Answer 2

What I mean is setting a variable to the actual symbols + and -, not positive and negative numbers.

Answer 3

I'm not quite sure about that but try this: x = "-" or you can do this x = "+"

Answer 4

What should you declare the variable as though?

Answer 5

Are you trying to make your code look like a calculator or to justvhave the user input an equation?

Answer 6

I'd like the user to input an equation like "1 + 1"

Answer 7

u can store it as a character array (string) and then parse the string for ascii + or - ...