how to pass this code in main?

[kreyes]

Ive got a problem with this code,you see it works when it is not passed ,but when i try to pass it in main the supposed to be tree design doesnt work anymore..how do i pass this in main?(I did this previouslyin main-- int nNum=draw() but it only went up to the Enter your name thing then it all went blank spaces..wherein it was supposed to draw a tree...any suggestions pls?


#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

void center(int); // center() func prototype

int draw();
{
int i, j, count = 0, times = 19;
char x_mas = '^', *post = "||", star = '*';
// Set x_mas var default to '^'
char name[20];

puts("Enter your name: ");
gets(name);

/* puts("Enter a symbol to represent pine spikes: ");*/
x_mas = '$';

for(i=0;i<20;i++)
{
// Block to handle 0 (star on tree)
if(i==0 && times == 19)
{
center(times);
printf("%c", star);
}

--times; // Keep decrementing times to make it
center(times); // work with the index num i

if(i == 1)
{
center((++times + ++times)); // times remains 18.
printf("%c%c\n", x_mas, x_mas); // 36 spaces for index num = 1
continue;
}
else if(i > 1)
{
for(j=0;j<i;j++)
{
printf("%c%c", x_mas, x_mas);
}
if(j == i)
putchar('\n');
}
}

times = 19;

while(count != 2)
{
count++;
center(times - 1); // Space until reach 18th x_mas char
printf("%s\n", post); // so calculate to get 18 (times - 1)
}

printf("%s,WELCOME TO WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE GAME!\n", name);

/* system("PAUSE");*/
return 0;
}

void center(int times)
{
int i;
char space = ' ';

for(i=0;i<times;i++)
printf("%c", space);

printf("%c%c", space, space);

}

[dharh]

this looks better:

#include <stdio.h> 
#include <string.h> 
#include <stdlib.h> 

void center(int); // center() func prototype 

int draw();  /* whats this semicolon doing here? */
{ 
  int i, j, count = 0, times = 19; 
  char x_mas = '^', *post = "||", star = '*'; 
  // Set x_mas var default to '^' 
  char name[20]; 

  puts("Enter your name: "); 
  gets(name); 

  /* puts("Enter a symbol to represent pine spikes: ");*/ 
  x_mas = '$'; 

  for(i=0;i<20;i++) 
  { 
    // Block to handle 0 (star on tree) 
    if(i==0 && times == 19) 
    { 
      center(times); 
      printf("%c", star); 
    } 

    --times; // Keep decrementing times to make it 
    center(times); // work with the index num i 

    if(i == 1) 
    { 
      center((++times + ++times)); // times remains 18. 
      printf("%c%c\n", x_mas, x_mas); // 36 spaces for index num = 1 
      continue; 
    } 
    else if(i > 1) 
    { 
      for(j=0;j<i;j++) 
    { 
      printf("%c%c", x_mas, x_mas); 
    } 
    if(j == i) 
      putchar('\n'); 
    } 
  } 

  times = 19; 

  while(count != 2) 
  { 
    count++; 
    center(times - 1); // Space until reach 18th x_mas char 
    printf("%s\n", post); // so calculate to get 18 (times - 1) 
  } 

  printf("%s,WELCOME TO WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE GAME!\n", name); 

  /* system("PAUSE");*/ 
  return 0; /* this function will always return a 0, is this what you want? */
} 

void center(int times) 
{ 
  int i; 
  char space = ' '; 

  for(i=0;i<times;i++) 
  printf("%c", space); 

  printf("%c%c", space, space); 
}

[kreyes]

the semicolon thing ws just a typographical error ....i tried omittin return 0 but it still wont work..do u still have any ideas how could i pass it in main coz i want it to be incorporated in my over all program....?

also i tried adding the '&' sign in printf e.g printf("%c",&star);
it didnt genrate any more spaces but infinite no of single char garbage value.......

[dharh]

This works

#include <stdio.h> 
#include <string.h> 
#include <stdlib.h> 

void center(int); // center() func prototype 
int draw(void);

int main() {
  int nNum;

  nNum = draw();


  return 0;
}

int draw()
{ 
  int i, j, count = 0, times = 19; 
  char x_mas = '^', *post = "||", star = '*'; 
  // Set x_mas var default to '^' 
  char name[20]; 

  puts("Enter your name: "); 
  gets(name); 

  /* puts("Enter a symbol to represent pine spikes: ");*/ 
  x_mas = '$'; 

  for(i=0;i<20;i++) 
  { 
    // Block to handle 0 (star on tree) 
    if(i==0 && times == 19) 
    { 
      center(times); 
      printf("%c", star); 
    } 

    --times; // Keep decrementing times to make it 
    center(times); // work with the index num i 

    if(i == 1) 
    { 
      center((++times + ++times)); // times remains 18. 
      printf("%c%c\n", x_mas, x_mas); // 36 spaces for index num = 1 
      continue; 
    } 
    else if(i > 1) 
    { 
      for(j=0;j<i;j++) 
    { 
      printf("%c%c", x_mas, x_mas); 
    } 
    if(j == i) 
      putchar('\n'); 
    } 
  } 

  times = 19; 

  while(count != 2) 
  { 
    count++; 
    center(times - 1); // Space until reach 18th x_mas char 
    printf("%s\n", post); // so calculate to get 18 (times - 1) 
  } 

  printf("%s,WELCOME TO WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE GAME!\n", name); 

  /* system("PAUSE");*/ 
  return 0; 
} 

void center(int times) 
{ 
  int i; 
  char space = ' '; 

  for(i=0;i<times;i++) 
  printf("%c", space); 

  printf("%c%c", space, space); 
}

[kreyes]

It worked!!! thanks i know the problem i forgot to use the = instead of ==.
thanks again!!!