Thread: how to pass in a global array

lets say I have an array up here

Code:

char array[5][80] = {"banana","apple","grapes",
                               "lemon", "tomato"};

its a globally declared array

and in a function somewhere I need to pass it in through the printf

Code:

printf("%2d%s%20.2lf\n", i, array[5], t[i]);

whats the proper .. I think syntax is the word. . to pass it through printf so it displays all
5 items in the array alongside the other two variables im passing through printf??

It is only displaying for ex. Banana when i compile and run it

thanks..

To print more than one element of an array you must either use a loop that iterates through the desired elements or directly print the desired elements

Code:

char array[5][80] = {"banana","apple","grapes",
                               "lemon", "tomato"};
printf("%s %s %s %s %s\n", array[0], array[1], array[2], array[3], array[4]);

And remember that arrays start at 0 and end at size -1, 0 - 4 in this case.

Jim

Thanks Jim

I tried the code you listed but it lists then 5 times like this

Banana Apple Grapes Lemon Tomato

I am trying to get it to say

Banana
Apple
Grapes
Lemon
Tomato

vertically like that instead of horizontally, any suggestions?

if I use %s 5 times thats what causes it to be listed horizontally 5 times

is it possible to pass all 5 values from the array into the function and have it spit out it like this:

Banana
Apple
Grapes
Lemon
Tomato

??

I understand what you mean but I am also passing in a 2nd array and a variable in the same function

I got it to display the first 4 by changing it to array[i]

Code:

for (i = 1;i<c;i++)
               
                   {
                        printf("%2d%10s%15.2lf\n", i, array[i], t[i]);
                        //display type #, array, and the cost
                        total += t[i];
                        }
                        printf("%22.2lf\n", total); //display total

problem is since i was initialized to 1 up there it doesn't display the 0th position in the array, I need i at 1 although for the 2nd array t[i] that i am passing through

now im in a dilemma :s

Usually, arrays with data will need all their data to be printed.

If you have a second array, and you only want to print up 1-4 words that it's holding, instead of 0 - 4, then use an if statement:

Code:

for(i = 0; i < NumberOfWords; i++) {
  print(string of array1)
  if(i > 0)
    print string of array2
}