Thread: parameter passing

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    parameter passing

    Another question.
    I have to calculate the weekly pay using two dimensional arrays. My teach emailed me back saying that my parameters should say void calc_pay(int emp_counter, wg_hr_py[i][x])
    but when I write that part of the program it doesn't work
    This is exactly what I have.
    void calc_pay(int emp_counter, wg_hr_py[i][x])
    {
    int i;
    for(i = 0; i < emp_counter; i++)
    {
    wg_hr_py[i][2] = wg_hr_py[i][1] * wg_hr_py[i][0]
    }
    }
    Please help.


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    > My teach emailed me back saying that my parameters should
    > say void calc_pay(int emp_counter, wg_hr_py[i][x])

    What I believe they meant is: if your array is:

    int myarray[3][4];

    Then your function prototype should be:

    void calc_pay( int emp_counter, wg_hr_py[3][4] )

    Thus, it accepts a 3x4 array as a parameter, not to literally give it "i" and "x" parameters. Fire your teacher, he is not good at explaining things.

    Quzah.

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    you also need to type the array in the prototype and/or definition....

    void calc_pay (int emp_counter,double wg_hr_py [] [4]); // or whatever type the array is...
    THIS IS NOT JUST A CHRONICLING OF THINGS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST BUT OUR RISE TO POWER.

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    Hi Jax, I have to learn about parameter passing as well.

    Could you post some code with a function using it, just a piece as little as possible, the simplest example you've got?

    Thanks in advance

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    I'm the one who posted the last message, and this is the question I made already, if you want to have a look:

    http://www.cprogramming.com/cboard/s...6&goto=newpost

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