Searching for multiple items in an array

[Unregistered]

i'm trying to search an array of ten strings so that when the user enters the name to search for in the array, it will return all instances of that name. this is the code i have written that returns only ONE hit.

#include <iostream.h>
#include<string.h>

void main(void)
{
char NamePhone[11][30] = {"Becky Warren, 678-1223",
"Joe Looney, 586-0097",
"Geri Palmer, 223-8787",
"Lynn Presnell, 887-1212",
"Holly Gaddis, 223-8878",
"Sam Wiggins, 486-0998",
"Bob Kain, 586-8712",
"Tim Haynes, 586-7676",
"Warren Gaddis, 223-9037",
"Jean James, 678-4939",
"Ron, Palmer, 486-2783"};
char LookUp[30], *StrPtr = NULL;
cout << "\tPhone Number List\n\n";
cout << "Please enter the name whose phone number you wish to search for: ";
cin.getline(LookUp, 30);
for (int Index = 0; Index < 11; Index++)
{
StrPtr = strstr(NamePhone[Index], LookUp);
if (StrPtr != NULL)
break;
}
if (StrPtr == NULL)
cout << "No matching name found.\n";
else
cout << NamePhone[Index] << endl;
}

can anybody help me modify this code so it returns multiple instances of the name being searched for?
for example if i types the name Palmer, it should come out like Geri Palmer, 223-8787
Ron Palmer, 486-2783

hope this doesn't confuse anybody, thanks!

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[Stoned_Coder]

if (StrPtr != NULL)
break;

you dont want to break from the loop here. remove those lines.

[Prelude]

Simply iterate through the array as a whole (aka, don't break) and then print out the record when you find a match inside the loop.

[Unregistered]

if you want to do it the way you started, you can use something to this effect:


#include <iostream.h>
#include<string.h>

void main(void)
{
char NamePhone[11][30] = {"Becky Warren, 678-1223",
"Joe Looney, 586-0097",
"Geri Palmer, 223-8787",
"Lynn Presnell, 887-1212",
"Holly Gaddis, 223-8878",
"Sam Wiggins, 486-0998",
"Bob Kain, 586-8712",
"Tim Haynes, 586-7676",
"Warren Gaddis, 223-9037",
"Jean James, 678-4939",
"Ron, Palmer, 486-2783"};
char LookUp[30];
char match[11][30] = { NULL };
int matches = 0, len = 0,a = 0;
cout << "\tPhone Number List\n\n";
cout << "Please enter the name whose phone number you wish to search for: ";
cin.getline(LookUp, 30);

for (int i = 0; i < 11; i++)
{
if (strstr(NamePhone[i],LookUp) != NULL)
{
len = strlen(NamePhone[i]);
for (int x = 0; x < len; x++)
{
match[a][x] = NamePhone[i][x];
}
++a;
++matches;
}
}
if (matches)
{
for (i = 0; i < matches; i++)
{
cout << "match found: " << match[i] << endl;
}
}
else
{
cout << "No matches found." << endl;
}

}