Thread: Uninitialized in this function? - URGENT

NEVERMIND, got help. Just needed to malloc the minionsEncountered variable


Need help with this urgent, assignment due very very soon.

Am trying to make a function that counts all the 'minions' seen in a particular turn. I get this error

Code:

'minionsEncountered'  is used uninitialized in this function

Code:

typedef int Minion;

Code:

Minion *getMinionsEncountered(HunterView hv, Hunter hunter, int *numberOfMinions) {

   Hunter currentHunter = hv->curHunter;
   Minion* minionsEncountered;
   int turnNum = hv->turnNum;
   int currentIndex;
   int i;
   
   numberOfMinions = 0;

   currentIndex = 8 * currentHunter;
   for (i=0; i<turnNum; i++) {
      currentIndex = currentIndex + 40;
   }
   currentIndex = currentIndex + 3;
   
   //If its lord gamblings turn, this turn has had 0 moves so no encounters and the last move is the previous turn
   if (currentHunter == 0) {
      currentIndex = currentIndex - 40;
   }
   
   if (currentHunter == 1 && (hunter == 1 || hunter == 2 || hunter == 3)) {
      currentIndex = currentIndex - 40;
   }
   
   if (currentHunter == 2 && (hunter == 2 || hunter == 3)) {
      currentIndex = currentIndex - 40;
   }
   
   if (currentHunter == 3 && hunter == 3) {
      currentIndex = currentIndex - 40;
   }
   
   *minionsEncountered = 9;
   
   if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] != '.') {
      numberOfMinions ++;
      if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'G') {
         *minionsEncountered = 0;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'S') {
         *minionsEncountered = 1;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'H') {
         *minionsEncountered = 2;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'M') {
         *minionsEncountered = 3;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'D') {
         *minionsEncountered = 4;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'V') {
         *minionsEncountered = 5;
      } else {
         numberOfMinions --;
      }
   }
   
   if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex+1] != '.' && *numberOfMinions == 1) {
      numberOfMinions ++;
      currentIndex++;
      if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'G') {
         minionsEncountered[1] = 0;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'S') {
         minionsEncountered[1] = 1;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'H') {
         minionsEncountered[1] = 2;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'M') {
         minionsEncountered[1] = 3;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'D') {
         minionsEncountered[1] = 4;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'V') {
         minionsEncountered[1] = 5;
      } else {
         numberOfMinions --;
      }
   }
   
   if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex+1] != '.' && *numberOfMinions == 2) {
      numberOfMinions ++;
      currentIndex++;
      if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'G') {
         minionsEncountered[2] = 0;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'S') {
         minionsEncountered[2] = 1;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'H') {
         minionsEncountered[2] = 2;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'M') {
         minionsEncountered[2] = 3;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'D') {
         minionsEncountered[2] = 4;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'V') {
         minionsEncountered[2] = 5;
      } else {
         numberOfMinions --;
      }
   }
   
   if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex+1] != '.' && *numberOfMinions == 3) {
      numberOfMinions ++;
      currentIndex++;
      if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'G') {
         minionsEncountered[3] = 0;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'S') {
         minionsEncountered[3] = 1;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'H') {
         minionsEncountered[3] = 2;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'M') {
         minionsEncountered[3] = 3;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'D') {
         minionsEncountered[3] = 4;
      } else if (hv->pastPlays[currentIndex] == 'V') {
         minionsEncountered[3] = 5;
      } else {
         numberOfMinions --;
      }
   }
   
   return (minionsEncountered);
   
}