How to display contents of Char array line by line

[NADG3TCk]

Hie. Please can i know how i can display the words typed in by the user into a char array. Here is my code.

cout << "How many words should i look for : ";
cin >> numWords;
cout << "\nEnter the " << numWords << " words: " << endl;

for (k = 0; k <= numWords; k++)
{
cin >> showWords[k];
}

cout << "WORDS " << endl << "*****" << endl;

for (int i = 0; i < numWords; i++)
{
cout << showWords[i];
}

The user should input the words (each on a new line) for example:
Cat
animal
dog
maize
grains

and then the program should output exactly the same way the user has input the values

[kingkush]

you never created an array to store anything into.

Also vectors are a better option than arrays unless your instructions specifically say to use an array.

[NADG3TCk]

Here is my array, sorry i had ommited it. showWords[100]. The instructions say that i should use arrays only.

[kingkush]

your for first for loop should only be < not <=

You are displaying the contents of your array here:

for (int i = 0; i < numWords; i++)
{
cout << showWords[i];
}

if you post your entire code i can test it to see if it works myself.

Also is this array suppose to be dynamically allocated? Because if the user enters a number bigger than 100 you'll have more words than array elements to store them in.

[NADG3TCk]

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

//Function Prototypes
int sizeOfArray(int);
void DisplayChars(char [][15], int);
int main()
{
int size, numWords, i, j, k;
char showChars[15][15], showWords[20]

cout << "How many rows and columns: ";
cin >> size;

while (sizeOfArray(size) != 1)
{
cout << "Please enter a valid range between 1 and 15. " << endl;
cin >> size;
}

cout << "Enter the characters, " << size << " per row: ";
cout << endl;
for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
{
for (j = 0; j < size; j++)
{
cin >> showChars[i][j];
}
}
cout << endl;

cout << "How many words should i look for : ";
cin >> numWords;
cout << "\nEnter the " << numWords << " words: " << endl;

for (k = 0; k <= numWords; k++)
{
cin >> showWords[k];
}
cout << endl;
cout << "HIDDEN WORDS PUZZLE " << endl << "****************" << endl;
DisplayChars(showChars, size);

cout << endl;
cout << "WORDS " << endl << "*****" << endl;

for (int i = 0; i < numWords; i++)
{
cout << showWords[i];
}








system("PAUSE");
return 0;

}

/**
* Function <code>sizeOfArray</code> Verifies that the size of the 2D array is in
* the correct range.
* <BR>
* @param Size The size of the 2D array.
*/
int sizeOfArray(int Size)
{
while (Size > 0 && Size <= 15)
{
return 1;
}
return 0;
}

/**
* Function <code>DisplayChars</code> Displays the characters of the 2D array entered by
* the user.
* <BR>
* @param Show The 2D Array of characters to be filled in.
* @param n The size of the 2D array.
*/
void DisplayChars(char Show[][15], int n)
{
int i, j;

sizeOfArray(n);

for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
{
for (j = 0; j < n; j++)
{
cout << Show[i][j];
}
cout << endl;
}
return;
}


It's basically a word search game

[NADG3TCk]

I havn't created the boolean function for searching for the words yet. I am still doing it step by step.