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Treklink256
 Post subject: passing random pointer elements in C++
PostPosted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 2:03 pm 
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Does anyone know how to pass random elements from one pointer array to another?

Let's say that I have the following two pointer arrays:

Code:
const char *sample1[] = {"samplea", "sampleb", "samplec");

char *sample2[] = {""};


I want to select one of the elements in *sample1 - at random - and pass it to *sample2, but have no idea how to code something like that.

Any suggestions? Thank you!
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Kybo_Ren
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 3:32 pm 
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How many elements do you want to have? Two-dimensional arrays on the heap can get very very messy (there is no native support for two-dimesnional arrays on the heap, you have to hack it up yourself).

If you just want to have one item in there, then like this:
Code:
#include <iostream>
#include <ctime>
#include <cstdlib>
using namespace std;

const unsigned int SIZE = 50;

int main()
{
    const char sample1[3][50] = {"samplea", "sampleb", "samplec"};
    char *sample2;
   
    srand(time(NULL));//seed random generator
   
    int elem = std::rand() % (sizeof(sample1)  /  SIZE);//num of elements

    sample2 = new char[SIZE];//allocate
    strcpy(sample2, sample1[elem]);

    std::cout << sample2 << std::endl;
    delete [] sample2;//deallocate
   
    std::cin.get();
}

This puts one of the c-strings in sample1 into sample2.

Or if you are using C++, just use std::strings.[/code]
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Gadget
 Post subject: Re: passing random pointer elements in C++
PostPosted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:37 pm 
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Treklink256 wrote:
Does anyone know how to pass random elements from one pointer array to another?

Any suggestions? Thank you!

You need to learn how to break an assignment or project into smaller parts and implement each of those....

0) How do you create the arrays (which you did).
1) How do you pass things from one array to the other.
2) How do you select something at random.

... then combine them into the program.
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Treklink256
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2005 9:16 am 
Little Foot
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Well, now that I've calmed down a bit... :roll:

Kybo_Ren, I've been tinkering with that code you provided (thank you by the way!), and I've gotten it to work with my program - mostly...

Here the full program:

Code:
#include <iostream>
#include <ctime>
#include <cstdlib>
using namespace std;

const unsigned int SIZE = 50;

int main()
{

for (int counter=1; counter<20; counter++)
{
   const char article[5][50] = {"The", "A", "One", "Some" "Any"};
   const char noun[5][50] = {"boy", "girl", "dog", "town", "car"};
   const char verb[5][50] = {"drove", "jumped", "ran", "walked", "skipped"};
   const char preposition[5][50] = {"to", "from", "over", "under", "on"};
   const char articlex[5][50] = { "any" "the", "a", "one", "some",};
   const char nounx[5][50] = {"girl", "dog", "town", "car", "boy",};
   char *sentance;

    srand(time(NULL));//seed random generator
   
   int random_selector = std::rand() % (sizeof(article)  /  SIZE);//num of elements

   sentance = new char[SIZE];//allocate

   //displays article
   strcpy(sentance, article[random_selector]);
   cout<<sentance<<" ";
   
   //displays noun
   strcpy(sentance, noun[random_selector]);
   cout<<sentance<<" ";
   
   //displays verb
   strcpy(sentance, verb[random_selector]);
   cout<<sentance<<" ";

   //displays preposition
   strcpy(sentance, preposition[random_selector]);
   cout<<sentance<<" ";

   //displays second article
   strcpy(sentance, articlex[random_selector]);
   cout << sentance<<" ";
   
   //displays second noun
   strcpy(sentance, nounx[random_selector]);
   cout<<sentance<<"."<<endl;

   delete [] sentance;//deallocate
}
system("PAUSE");
return 0;
}


As you can see, the program basically just creates random sentances, like this:

Code:
A girl jumped from a dog.
Press any key to continue . . .


Sometimes, though, it seems to print two elements from any given array, one right after another, or it may skip elements from one of the arrays altogether, like this:

Code:
SomeAny town walked under some car.
Press any key to continue . . .


Or this:

Code:
car skipped on  boy.
Press any key to continue . . .


From looking at the code, I can't figure out why or how to fix it.

Another problem is that the program is supposed to print out 20 *different* random sentances. If the random function, like the one you provided, determines what sentance is created based on what time it is, then it just prints the same psuedo-random sentance 20 times. It doesn't generate 20 *different* psuedo-random sentances, which is what I want it to do.

If anyone has any more suggestions, that'd be fantastic, cuz' I just don't know how to code something like that. Thanks!
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Treklink256
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:04 am 
Little Foot
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Hah! Never mind, I got it!

Code:
#include <iostream>
#include <ctime>
#include <cstdlib>
using namespace std;

const unsigned int SIZE = 50;

int main()
{
for (int counter=1; counter<21; counter++)
{
   const char article[5][50] = {"The", "A", "One", "Some", "Any"};
   const char noun[5][50] = {"boy", "girl", "dog", "town", "car"};
   const char verb[5][50] = {"drove", "jumped", "ran", "walked", "skipped"};
   const char preposition[5][50] = {"to", "from", "over", "under", "on"};
   const char articlex[5][50] = { "any", "the", "a", "one", "some",};
   const char nounx[5][50] = {"girl", "dog", "town", "car", "boy",};
   char *sentance;
   cout<<"Displaying sentance #"<<counter<<endl;

    srand(time(NULL));//seed random generator
   
   int random_selector = std::rand() % (sizeof(article)  /  SIZE);//num of elements

   sentance = new char[SIZE];//allocate

   //displays article
   strcpy(sentance, article[random_selector]);
   cout<<sentance<<" ";
   
   //displays noun
   strcpy(sentance, noun[random_selector]);
   cout<<sentance<<" ";
   
   //displays verb
   strcpy(sentance, verb[random_selector]);
   cout<<sentance<<" ";

   //displays preposition
   strcpy(sentance, preposition[random_selector]);
   cout<<sentance<<" ";

   //displays second article
   strcpy(sentance, articlex[random_selector]);
   cout << sentance<<" ";
   
   //displays second noun
   strcpy(sentance, nounx[random_selector]);
   cout<<sentance<<"."<<endl;
   system("PAUSE");
   system("CLS");

   delete [] sentance;//deallocate
}
system("PAUSE");
return 0;

It's not quite what I want, but thank you anyways!
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Kybo_Ren
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 29, 2005 2:54 pm 
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Well, the srand() and const definitions should be outside of the for loop.

Also, use std::strings if you can.
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