Thread: Printing a Matrix?

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    Printing a Matrix?

    Hello, again everyone.

    I was just wondering if it is possible to print an entire matrix, sorry if this is just a simple thing that I've missed, but anyway



    Thank you in advance

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    By the power vested in you by the invention of the for loop, yes.

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    I'm guessing you meant something like:
    Code:
    for (busy==1)
         {
             int matrix[5][5]={{1,2,3,4,5},{1,2,3,4,5}}
             cout<<matrix[1][0]<<"\n"<<matrix[0][1];
             /*and so on */ 
          }
    Is their and easier way to do it?

    And why I'm here, is it possible to print the names of every instance of 1 class, and allow the user to call a function from 1 of these classes?

    Thank you for your help.

    And sorry for my stupidity.

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    Code:
    for (int row = 0; row < 5; row++)
       for (int col = 0; col < 5; col++)
          cout << matrix[row][col];

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    Use a for loop and a variable or two to loop through it and make it easier to read.

    Code:
      int matrix[2][5]={{1,2,3,4,5},{1,2,3,4,5}};
      int i = 0, j = 0;
      
      for(i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
        for(j = 0; j < 5; ++j) {
          cout << matrix[i][j];
        }
      }
    translates to:

    Code:
      cout << matrix[0][0];
    cout << matrix[0][1];
    cout << matrix[0][2];
    cout << matrix[0][3];
    cout << matrix[0][4];
    cout << matrix[0][5];
    cout << matrix[1][0];
    cout << matrix[1][1];
    cout << matrix[1][2];
    cout << matrix[1][3];
    cout << matrix[1][4];
    cout << matrix[1][5];
    The first for loop wont finish until the for loop inside it finishes. Hence why 1-5 of j is printed before i goes from 0 to 1.
    Warning: Have doubt in anything I post.

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