Non-repeating random numbers

#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std;

int main ()
{
int r1c1 , r1c2 , r1c3, r1c4 ,
r2c1 , r2c2 , r2c3 , r2c4 ,
r3c1 , r3c2 , r3c3 , r3c4 ,
r4c1 , r4c2 , r4c3 , r4c4 ;

int maxTrials;
srand (time(NULL));
char quit;
bool replay = false;
r1c1 = rand() % 4 + 1;
r2c2 = rand() % 4 + 1;
r1c4 = rand() % 4 + 1;
r2c4 = rand() % 4 + 1;
r3c2 = rand() % 4 + 1;
r4c1 = rand() % 4 + 1;
r3c3 = rand() % 4 + 1;
r4c4 = rand() % 4 + 1;


this is part fo my code... im not allowed to use array n the numbers generated shouldnt repeat... how to correct it?? anyone can help??

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Originally Posted by rachel7430

im not allowed to use array n the numbers generated shouldnt repeat.

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What is this part of your program supposed to do? You are defeating the spirit of the requirement that you should not use an array when you create those variables that mimic an array. When you say, "shouldn't repeat", do you mean that each randomly generated value must be different from all the previous values generated in that particular run of the program?

*Moved to C++ programming forum*

Grr... I just realised that you resurrected a thread. As such, moved from that thread, with that thread moved back to the C programming forum.

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Originally Posted by laserlight

What is this part of your program supposed to do? You are defeating the spirit of the requirement that you should not use an array when you create those variables that mimic an array. When you say, "shouldn't repeat", do you mean that each randomly generated value must be different from all the previous values generated in that particular run of the program?

*Moved to C++ programming forum*

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im having a project on sudoku...
so d numbers generated r not suppose to repeat..
im not allowed to use array cos i havent learn in class yet..

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Originally Posted by rachel7430

im having a project on sudoku...
so d numbers generated r not suppose to repeat..

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Right, I can see where the requirement to not have repeating numbers come from, but that says nothing about what exactly you are trying to do in the portion of code that you posted.

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Originally Posted by laserlight

Right, I can see where the requirement to not have repeating numbers come from, but that says nothing about what exactly you are trying to do in the portion of code that you posted.

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i declared those r1c1, r1c2... etc r the position of numbers in a grid box...
like in sudoku u have a 4x4 box?? like d first box i declared 1st row 1st colum (r1c1)
then i made few fixed position to have random numbers... theres where it came to this: r1c1 = rand() % 4 + 1;

or u need to whole code?? cos its kinda long...

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Originally Posted by rachel7430

i declared those r1c1, r1c2... etc r the position of numbers in a grid box...
like in sudoku u have a 4x4 box?? like d first box i declared 1st row 1st colum (r1c1)
then i made few fixed position to have random numbers... theres where it came to this: r1c1 = rand() % 4 + 1;

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Yes, that is what you did. So, what went wrong, and how did you know that something went wrong?

i compile my code n tested it on command prompt..
from there i know the numbers repeated in d same column or row....

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Originally Posted by rachel7430

i compile my code n tested it on command prompt..
from there i know the numbers repeated in d same column or row....

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Good. Now, think: what can you do to stop the numbers from repeating?

(By the way, if in the future you actually want such a sequence of numbers to be non-repeating and randomly ordered, the correct solution is typically to random shuffle an array (or other appropriate container) of those numbers in sequence.)

i know how to stop if its in a loop... but this not... dats y i need help

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Originally Posted by rachel7430

i know how to stop if its in a loop... but this not... dats y i need help

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Eh, what do you mean? In fact, I daresay that you need to introduce loops, e.g., to keep looping until the number generated is not equal to any previously generated.

no no... u ask me to think how to stop the numbers from repeating...
i think of it b4 posting this... n i even tried but couldnt fix the problem...

Okay, do you get the idea that I introduced about loops?

ya i get... but is that the only solution??

Given the limitations of your knowledge, that is the one that I would choose. It is pretty easy to implement, even though it is rather inefficient towards the end.