Problem returning a value from a function.

[phalloides]

I am having problems returning the value that I want from my function getPrices(). This part of the program is supposed to prompt the user to take up to 25 prices or exit with a -1. Every time I display the count though, all I get is zero. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

// Function Prototypes
int getPrices(double price[], int array_size);
void calcStats(double price[], int array_size);
 

int main()
{
	const int array_size = 25;
	double price[array_size] = {};
	int count = 0;
	int num;

	

	// Prompt user to enter up to 25 prices or a -1 when done
	cout << "Enter up to 25 prices or a -1 when done.\n";
	
	// Call to function getPrices()
	getPrices(price, array_size);

	
	cout << endl;
	cout << "The number of prices entered was: ";
	cout << count << endl;

	
	return 0;
}	


//***********************************************************************
//                       Function getPrices()                           *
//                  Gets input (prices)from user                        *
//***********************************************************************

int getPrices(double price[], int array_size)
{

	double input = 0.0;
	int num = 0;
	int count = 0;

	while (input != -1 && count < array_size)
	{
	
		cout << "Enter price " << (count + 1) << " \n";
		cin >> input;
		price[count] = input;
		count++;
		
		if (input == -1)
		{
			price[count - 1] = NULL;
			return count;
		}
	}
	return count;
}

[LA48b7Xj]

Write

count = getPrices(price, array_size);

instead of

getPrices(price, array_size);

[phalloides]

Awesome! Thank you.