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    unknown size array

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    #include<stdio.h>
    
    main(void)
    {
    	int days = 0,count;
    	float x[unknown size],  average, sum;
    	printf("how many days?");
    	scanf("%d", &days);
    
    		for ( count = 0; count < days; count++) {
    			
    			sum = 0;
    			    printf("\n Day %d \n how many amount?", count + 1);
    				scanf("%f", &x[count]);
    				sum += x[count];
    		}
    
    	average = sum/days;
    	printf("\n the average sales is %f", average);
    	return 0;
    }
    how do i read a unknown size array?i had read i few example from this forum but still dont understand

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    There is no such thing in C. You either have to "oversize" your array (e.g. make it 1000 elements when you never expect more than a couple of hundred), or dynamically allocate the memory once you know the size needed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by matsp View Post
    There is no such thing in C. You either have to "oversize" your array (e.g. make it 1000 elements when you never expect more than a couple of hundred), or dynamically allocate the memory once you know the size needed.

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    but then this will come out in exam said by my teacher..


    *formula = average = day 1 sales+......+ day n sales / n

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    To calculate the average, you do not need to store the values in an array - just read in a value at a time and add it to the total - don't need it after you've added it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by matsp View Post
    To calculate the average, you do not need to store the values in an array - just read in a value at a time and add it to the total - don't need it after you've added it.

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    so where i modified the code?i dont really understand by sentence.. can u point where should i modified?

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    You needn't make "x" an array - a single float x will be sufficient. And of course, you do not need to index with count.

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    Quote Originally Posted by matsp View Post
    You needn't make "x" an array - a single float x will be sufficient. And of course, you do not need to index with count.

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    oh but if like that then my code don't have array.. using array is one of the requirement of the question..

    Q:* the accountant is able to type in the entire daily sales ammount into the program

    * use forumula average = day 1+....+ day n sales/n

    *use loop,fuction pointer and array for your programme

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    Quote Originally Posted by archriku
    oh but if like that then my code don't have array.. using array is one of the requirement of the question..
    Right. So what have you learnt about malloc(), realloc() and free()?
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    Quote Originally Posted by matsp View Post
    There is no such thing in C.
    C99 disagrees with you. Declare the array after you read the size.


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    Quote Originally Posted by quzah
    C99 disagrees with you.
    However, this is not likely to be C99 since default int was used.
    Quote Originally Posted by Bjarne Stroustrup (2000-10-14)
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    I fail completely to see what function pointers have to do with this...

    Or is it supposed to say "function, pointers"?

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    Did you stumble into the wrong thread? You're the only one to say the word "funtion" prior to my usage.


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    Quote Originally Posted by laserlight View Post
    However, this is not likely to be C99 since default int was used.
    I'm not a fan of them anyway. I was just saying it is an option in Standard C now.


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    Quote Originally Posted by quzah View Post
    C99 disagrees with you. Declare the array after you read the size.


    Quzah.
    That means we can do something like this according to C99.
    Code:
    int main(void)
    {
    int n;
    printf("Enter the size");
    scanf("%d",&n);
    int arr[n];//is this declaration correct after scanf in C99
    }
    But again i doubt whether C99 allows any declaration at any place not just after the curly brace of main.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BEN10 View Post
    But again i doubt whether C99 allows any declaration at any place not just after the curly brace of main.
    Actually it does.


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