Hi,

I have created a bubble sort as a function in C. It sorts an array of numbers. I am not sure how to print them out though(SORTED).

Thanks

Well lets see what you have so far.

Ok. Below is what i a have so far. It is only a bubble sort which inst great but this is just to start.

#include <stdio.h>

void bubble(float* num, int length);

float num[] = {3.6, 6.3, 8.7, 1.2, 4.345566, 0.56,0.321}; 

int main()
{

	return 0;

}

void bubble(float* num, int length)
{
	int sortcounter, check;
	float temp;

	check = 1; 
	while(check) 
	{
		check = 0; 
		for(sortcounter = 0; sortcounter < length-1; sortcounter++) 
		{
			if(num[sortcounter] > num[sortcounter+1]) 
			{
				check = 1; 
				temp = num[sortcounter];
				num[sortcounter] = num[sortcounter+1];
				num[sortcounter+1] = temp;
			} 
		} 

	} 

}

To print the first element use code like below.

int i = 0;
fprintf(stdout, "%f\n", num[i]);

Thank You :). How can i print the whole list out in the Main section?

Thank You :). How can i print the whole list out in the Main section?

Use a for loop.

Cheers. I take that code with the for loop goes in the main part of the program and not the function?

Also I have just ran that in the main section and it just prints out the numbers in the same order as in the array e.g. not sorted.

In main() you MUST call the bubble() function, if you want the program to use that function and sort.

Do I call the function using this

bubble();

That is what i thought it was but it didn't work.

Also tried void bubble(float* num, int length); in the main. Not sure how to call the function.

num[] is a global array, so bubble function can access it already. Don't pass num[] to the bubble function.

BUT length is not a global, and you need to declare it as an int, in main() so it can be passed to bubble function. Give it the number of floats in num[], or it's useless.

So your bubble prototype is:
void bubble(int);

Your call to bubble is:
bubble(length);

and your bubble first line declaration is the same as your prototype, but ends with a curly brace, instead of a semi-colon, and includes the name of the int, length:
void bubble(int length) { //NO semi-colon here!


Tom, you need to study up. These are VERY basic concepts here. Work at it! ;)

Hi, Thanks for that explanation. You have helped loads. I have found a book to help learn the concept of functions. The code i have know is below i think it is correct but when i compile it says i is unidentified, but i stated int i;

Not sure why it comes up with this?

#include <stdio.h>

void bubble(int);

float num[] = {3.6, 6.3, 8.7, 1.2, 4.345566, 0.56,0.321}; 

int main()
{

	int length = 7;
	bubble(length);
	int i;

	for(i = 0; i < 7; i++)
	{
		fprintf(stdout, "%f\n", num[i]);
	}

	return 0;

}

void bubble(int length)
{
	int sortcounter, check;
	float temp;

	check = 1; 
	while(check) 
	{
		check = 0; 
		for(sortcounter = 0; sortcounter < length-1; sortcounter++) 
		{
			if(num[sortcounter] > num[sortcounter+1]) 
			{
				check = 1; 
				temp = num[sortcounter];
				num[sortcounter] = num[sortcounter+1];
				num[sortcounter+1] = temp;
			} 
		} 

	} 

}

Some (newer standard) C compilers will allow variables to be declared throughout a function.

But the old standard wouldn't allow it. Move int i, up to the rest of the variables you have declared for main(), and re-try.

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