Sorting

[sonict]

Need help sorting Employee's pay

#include <iostream.h>
int main()
{
	// declare variables
	char nam[30];
	float sale;
	float total;
	int weekpay = 200;
	int i;
	int hold;

	// for loop and input names & determine wages
	cout << "Input 10 employees. " << endl;
	for (i=1; i<=10; i++)
	{
		cout << "Enter name of worker : ";
		cin  >> nam;
		cout << "Enter number of sales : ";
		cin  >> sale;
		total = ((sale * 0.09) + weekpay);
		cout << "This employees pay is $ " << total << endl;
	}
	


	cin >> hold;		
	return 0;
}

[sonict]

Originally posted by Salem
create an employee structure containing name and pay.
create an array of that structure
use a loop to read data into that array

When you can do this, then we can talk about sorting

I am a beginner and still haven't learned about structures. I don't know what a structure is and don't know how to do it in c++.

[Prelude]

>I am a beginner and still haven't learned about structures.
Then you'll have a hard time sorting the pay and having the name go with it.

-Prelude

[abrege]

wheee

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

#define weekpay 200

struct employee
{
	char nam[30];
	float sale;
	float total;
};

int main()
{
	employee array[10];

	cout << "Input data for 10 employees. " << endl << endl;

	for (int i = 0; i < 10; i ++)
	{
		cout << "Enter name of worker : ";
		cin  >> array[i].nam;

		cout << "Enter number of sales : ";
		cin  >> array[i].sale;

		array[i].total = ((array[i].sale * 0.09) + weekpay);

		cout << "This employees pay is $ " << array[i].total;
		cout << endl << endl;
	}
	
	cin.get();

	return 0;
}

[sonict]

Thanks Aberge for putting structure. Now the sorting

[abrege]

You should really figure this out yourself, but...

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

#define weekpay 200

struct employee
{
	char nam[30];
	float sale;
	float total;
};

int main()
{
	employee array[10];
	int t;

	cout << "Input data for 10 employees. " << endl << endl;

	for (int i = 0; i < 10; i ++)
	{
		cout << "Enter name of worker : ";
		cin  >> array[i].nam;

		cout << "Enter number of sales : ";
		cin  >> array[i].sale;

		array[i].total = ((array[i].sale * 0.09) + weekpay);

		cout << "This employees pay is $ " << array[i].total;
		cout << endl << endl;
	}

	for(int a = 1; a > 10; a ++)
	{
		for(int b = 9; b >= a; b --)
		{
			if(array[b - 1].total > array[b].total)
			{
				t = array[b - 1].total;
				array[b - 1].total = array[b].total;
				array[b].total = t;
			}
		}
	}

	cout << "Sorted pays:\n\n";

	for(i = 0; i < 10; i ++)
	{
		cout << array[i].total << endl;
	}
	
	cin.get();

	return 0;
}

[Hammer]

>>You should really figure this out yourself
Yes, the OP should have a go on their own. If they don't know about structures, there's little point in providing sorting code. Walk before run, remember?

Besides, your sort code doesn't compile and is wrong anyway.

[rmullen3]

as said, you should figure it out for yourself...

int minVal = 0;
int minPos;
// n == number of employees...
// Swap(int& a, int& b) function to swap the variables...

for (int u = 0; u < n-1; ++u) {
	minPos = -1;
	for (int v = u; v < n; ++v) {
		if (array[v].total < minVal || minPos == -1) {
			minVal = array[v].total;
			minPos = v;
		}
	}
	Swap(array[u].total,array[minPos].total);
}

This will sort the array.

[abrege]

Bah, should've tested it