Thread: undefined reference

In function `main':

: undefined reference to `binarySearch'

I can't seem to figure out why the following is giving me an undefined reference:

Code:

int binarySearch(int numbers[],  int value, int size);

int main()
{
   int numbers[] =  { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, };
    printf("Searching for -1 in numbers using binary search\n");
   binarySearch(numbers, -1, 15);

  return 0
}


int  binarysearch(int numbers[], int value, int size)
{
   .... binary search code
}

C is case sensitive. You declare a function binarySearch, but define binarysearch.

thanks but hmm that worked for binary search but i have no idea why it isn't for linear search:

Code:

int linearSearch(int numbers[],  int value, int size);

int main()
{

     printf("\nSearching for 7 in numbers using linear search\n");
      linearSearch(numbers, 7, 15);

}

int linearSearch(int numbers[], int value, int size)
{
   ... linearSearch code
}

i get the same error, undefined reference

undefined reference to what?

It works for me. (assuming you've declared numbers somewhere?)

Well if that's your whole code, you should be getting undefined reference errors for not including stdio.h for printf() or for defining numbers[].

No, an "undefined reference" error occurs at link time, because it can't find the function, not because a prototype is missing.

Well then make that "undeclared"

Originally Posted by cwr

undefined reference to what?

It works for me. (assuming you've declared numbers somewhere?)

yes numbers is declared in main, and i've already imported stdio.h... strange

Show us the exact code, and the exact error you get?

In function `main':
: undefined reference to `linearSearch'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

Well I just noticed you're passing an array to your function. You can't do that - you need to use a pointer.

i'll post the exact code in a sec, it's almost identical

Originally Posted by sean_mackrory

Well I just noticed you're passing an array to your function. You can't do that - you need to use a pointer.

are you sure? because the same prototype, and the function for binary search works fine.

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

#define SIZE 15

int binarySearch(int numbers[], int value, int size);
int linearSearch(int numbers[], int value, int size);

int main()
{
   int numbers[] =  { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15};

   printf("Searching for -1 in numbers using linear search\n");
   linearSearch(numbers, -1, 15);
   printf("Searching for -1 in numbers using binary search\n");
   binarySearch(numbers, -1, 15);

   return 0;
}

int  binarySearch(int numbers[], int value, int size)
{ 
}



int linearSearch(int numbers[], int value, int size)
{


}

}

edit: Yes - I'm mistaken - I'm confusing some techniques for strings with standards - but after trimming the ending brace on that code, it compiles fine for me. What compiler are you using?