Thread: Read a 4x4 matrix from user input

I need to read in a user input matrix in the following format:

Please enter a 4x4 matrix one row at a time.

Row 1: 1 3 -1 0

Row 2: 2 4 1 0

Row 3: 3 2 -2 2

Row 4: 4 0 1 5

I need to use the function:
void getmatrix(double A[][4]);

I then have to call it from the function main().

I have other things to do but I think I can figure that stuff out if I can figure out how to read in the matrix.

Any help would be appreciated.

I'm not sure why its called getmatrix

...beause the function gets the matrix from the user.

JHaney,

Pretend the function prototype is this instead:

void getmatrix(double A[4]);

and you have to read in this data:

Row 1: 1 3 -1 0

How would you do it? Write the code, and get it to work.

Once you get that working, you should be able to put that in a for loop and do it 4 times by letting the leftmost index value in the original function prototype vary with the loop index.

Code:

void getmatrix(double A[][4])
{	
	int row=0;
	
	for(int i=0;i<4;i++)
	{
		cout << "Row " << i+1 << ": ";
		for(int j=0;j<4;j++)
			cin >> A[i][j];
	}	 	 
}

Is this something that you want to do? I had one sitting around, maybe it is useful for you to get the idea of how arrays are passed by reference

Thanks J. Yours is what I'm looking for. thanks

Alright I'm stuck again. I now have to find the minor of a 4x4 matrix.

That link is good ^ except I had a good think about how I would find the minor but I can't seem to find a general solution. You would have to somehow use recursion. It's really hard to use loops as to find the minor you have to follow the rules of multiplication