Thread: Receiving integers into an array in single line, with spaces between the integers

I am a C++ newbie and trying to write a program that will receive 8 integers from a user. The integers will be separated by spaces. The program will then display the integers in reverse order.

I also need to derive the average of the input integers

In the output of the code below, I am asked for the integers and enter them, but I don't think the values are being received. The "sum" results in the value of 131 no matter what integers I use.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sorry about not using tags.

Code:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;


int main()
{
    int list[8];
    int i;
    int ave, sum;


    cout << "Please enter 8 positive integers:";


    for (i = 0; i < 8; i++ )
       {
          cin >> list[i];
       }


    cout << endl << "The values in reverse order are:" << endl;


    for (i = 7; i >= 0; i--)
    {
        sum += list[i];
        cout << list[i] << " ";
    }


    ave = sum/8;


    cout << "The average is " << sum << "/8 " << "= " << ave;


    return 0;
}

you haven't give 'sum' a value. so when the first time 'sum' does a calculation for the 'list[7]', it won't work
try assigning 'sum' a value

Thank you aquatorrent, that worked. I never would have guessed that was the problem. I assumed that if I didn't assign sum a value it would be 0.