Thread: Trouble w/ 2d array

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    Trouble w/ 2d array

    For this program, I"m trying to print a table of random grades of double value between 50-100, listing each in the columns for the various assignments. When I compile my code, I get an error "'%6.2f' expects type 'double', but argument 2 has type 'double (*)[6]'"

    Code:
    /* 
     * File:   Assignment2.c
     * Author: Anthony
     *
     * Created on November 18, 2009, 8:45 AM
     */
    
    #include <stdio.h>
    #include <stdlib.h>
    
    
    int main() {
        double grade[15][6];
        double total[15];
        double average[7];
        int i;
        int j;
    
        printf("\t\tHW1\tHW2\tQuiz1\tQuiz2\tMidterm\tFinal");
    
        for(i=0; i<15; i++)
          {
    
    	for (j=0; j<6; j++)
                {
                grade[i][j] = 50.0+rand() % 50;
                printf("%6.2f\n", grade);
                                  }
                 }
    
       
        system("pause");
    
    }
    Any idea as to how I would fix this error and print each value in the arrays?

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    When you code
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    printf("%6.2f\n", grade);
    you are telling the compiler that "grade" is a double (er, float - but that's the not the point here). But, in fact, "grade" is a pointer to a 2 dim array of doubles.
    Mainframe assembler programmer by trade. C coder when I can.

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    what you are trying to print there is the pointer of the array for it to work correctly dont forget to print it like this.

    printf("%6.2f\n", grade[i][j]);

    so it points to the correct index of your 2D array. I hope that helps

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