problem creating a for loop for an array

[SyLk]

sup guys
im trying to implement a nested for loop for a 2 dimension array that initializes the array to the character '*'. but its just printing out garbage, i think im messing up on my syntax :sad:.....some help would be appreciated

here is what i got so for:

char initialize[12][5];
int row;
int col;

for(row=0;row<13;row++)
{for(col=0;col<6;col++)
initialize[row][col]='*';
cout<<initialize[row][col]<<endl;}

[Stack Overflow]

Greetings,

This can be fixed quite easily. Array subscripts always start at zero in C, so elements are initialize[0], initialize[1], ..., initialize[11]. Meaning, you cannot write to the array index of 12, since it does not exist. To break it down, take the number 12. Start at 0 and count up 12 times, you come up with 11. Your program crashes because you are trying to write out-of-bounds to the array. You can simply fix it by changing the number within your for loop:

for(row=0;row<12;row++)
	for(col=0;col<5;col++)

The reason this works is because you are starting at 0, and looping to 11. The last number before 12 is 11, and since we did < 12 instead of <= 12 your loop will stop at 11. That applies to row of course, and the same concept with column.

Hope this helps,
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[SyLk]

ty stack...i changed the values like u suggested...but im still unable to get the desired results. it should be looking like:

* * * * * *
* * * * * *
etc........but it still gives me a single column of junk......i get the feelin my parenthesis might be wrong....and i've tried changin them to see if my results change but it just does'nt work

[Stack Overflow]

Ah, Simple.

We would have to break this up into different pieces of code. The first piece would be:

for(row=0;row<12;row++)
	for(col=0;col<6;col++)
		initialize[row][col]='*';

The reason we don't print here is because we are going to need a different way and concept to print all 6 columns, but only 2 rows of each. That's why we are going to take another approach. Firstly, lets create another integer called i. Now, lets make a loop out of it. We will start at 0, and loop until 1; or in this case < 2. Inside this loop we will call on our column loop to loop through all 6 characters, print it and add a space at the end. Each time our first loop passes, we will add a new line. If this makes sense, then this should too:

// Two rows
for(i=0;i<2;i++) {
	// Six columns
	for(col=0;col<6;col++)
		cout << initialize[i][col] << " ";
	// Six columns are over; time for new line
	cout << endl;
}

We add this after our initialization. Hope this helps, and makes sense.

If you have further questions, please feel free to ask.

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[SyLk]

ty stack...it works