calling functions

[jax666999]

my function calls aren't working this is where most of them are

	char gameBoard [BOARD_SIZE];
	clearBoard(gameBoard,BOARD_SIZE);

	while (checkEndGame == 0 && numTurn < 9)
	{
		askMove(mref);
		verifyMakeMove(gameBoard,BOARD_SIZE, mref, pref);
		printBoard(gameBoard,BOARD_SIZE);
		if (*pref = 1)
		{
			*pref ++;
		}
		else
		{
			*pref --;
		}
		checkEndGame(gameBoard,BOARD_SIZE);
		numTurn++;
	}

the code compiles and then just tells me the result of the game at first I thaught it might be something to bo with the functions themselves so I put a break point in the middle of the askMove function and it never reached that break point so my functions arent running I figure that this is something to do with the calls

[ui uiho]

post the entire program please.

[jax666999]

are you sure the program is split accross three files all up its probably about 400 lines

[ui uiho]

my best guess is that the declaration of the function or the parameters is filled incorrectly or declared after the function is used. but no way to tell.

[jax666999]

this is my header file containing constants and function declarations

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

const char P1_CHAR = 'X';
const char P2_CHAR = 'O';
const char FREE_CHAR = '_';
const int BOARD_SIZE = 9;
const int BOARD_WIDTH = 3;



void clearBoard(char gameBoard[],int BOARD_SIZE);

int playGame();

void printBoard(char gameBoard[],int BOARD_SIZE);

int checkEndGame(char gameBoard[],int BOARD_SIZE);

int askMove(int *mref);

bool verifyMakeMove(char gameBoard[],int BOARD_SIZE, int* mref, int* pref);

[ui uiho]

the array size needs to be const so make
int board_size
const int board_size

[jax666999]

const int BOARD_SIZE = 9;
is the array size it is a const int

[ui uiho]

int checkEndGame(char gameBoard[],int BOARD_SIZE);

char gameBoard [BOARD_SIZE];

[jax666999]

I went through and changed int BOARD_SIZE to const int BOARD_SIZE in all the function declarations it didnt fix the problem they still dont call

[cire]

There was no reason to make that change. Your function parameters probably shouldn't hide your global constants though (they should have different names.)

int checkEndGame(char gameBoard[],int BOARD_SIZE);

while (checkEndGame == 0 && numTurn < 9)

CheckEndGame is a function. When you compare it to 0 you're comparing the address of the function to 0, and that will never be true.

[jax666999]

I was trying to compare its return value to 0 if == uses its address how do I use its return value

[cire]

You call it.

while ( 0 == checkEndGame(gameBoard, BOARD_SIZE) && numTurn < 9 )