Thread: Comparing Elements of 2 arrays

I'm a bit lost on this assignment, not sure why i can't seem to get it. I understand the proccess I will have to take once I start the program, but the problem is that I'm not real sure where to start.

I'm supposed to have 2 arrays A and B, each containing 10 integers which can either be hard coded into the program or taken by the user (I'm assuming hardcoding them is a bit more simple). I then need to write a function that tests if every element of array A is equal to it's corresponding element in array B. Basically, it has to check if A[0] is equal to B[0], A[1] is equal to B[1], and so on. If all of the elements are equal the function should return True, if at least one element is not equal it should return FALSE.

When i get home from work I will post the code i have been working on so far, but it's not much. Any help until then would be incredibly appreciated. I don't have much time to turn this in and I've been working doubles all weekend, trying to program when i get home after midnight. Like i sai ANY HELP would be a blessing, Thank You in advance to anyone who may be abe to help!

i'm sorry, you lost me there, i never said anything aout using a function outside of main. here is a updated version of my code, tell me if i'm getting anywhere, or just tell me wtf im supposed to do because this is getting old...

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#define ARY_SIZE 10

int main (void)
{
//Local Declarations
	int numbersA[ARY_SIZE];
	int numbersB[ARY_SIZE];
	int i;
	int j;
	bool allMatch = 0;

//Statements
	printf("Please Enter 10 Integers For Array A\n");
	for (int i = 0; i < ARY_SIZE; i++)
		scanf("%d", &numbersA[i]);
	
	printf("\nPlease Enter 10 Integers For Array B\n");
	for (int j = 0; j < ARY_SIZE; j++)
		scanf("%d", &numbersB[j]);

		if (numbersA[0] == numbersB[0] && numbersA[1] == numbersB[1] && numbersA[2] == numbersB[2] && 
			numbersA[3] == numbersB[3] && numbersA[4] == numbersB[4] && numbersA[5] == numbersB[5] && 
			numbersA[6] == numbersB[6] && numbersA[7] == numbersB[7] && numbersA[8] == numbersB[8] && 
			numbersA[9] == numbersB[9])
		{	
			allMatch = 1;	
		}
		else {
			allMatch = 0;
			}
		if (allMatch == 1)
			printf("TRUE\n");
		else
			printf("FALSE\n");
	return true;
	}

can you see anything wrong with what i've done here? I think I finally got it to work, whether it looks good or not. Let me know if i can simplify this in any way!

I really do appreciate all of this advice, but the problem is that i'm obviously not sure exactly how to accomplish this or I would've done it in the first place. with all of the information given, i need some sort of example to push me in the right direction. I stated that im new to this, as in, this is the first programming class that I have ever taken, which means, i need things to actually be explained to me if theyre going to help at all. If people don't have enough time, i completely understand, but at the same time, if theres time to explain all of it in words, there should be enough time to give examples, because in actuality, that is what's going to help me! Please, now i even have LESS time to turn in this project so i have to put a turbo on it. I tested every aspect of the program and it returns True or False in response to the Boolean 0 or 1 from what the requirements are, but apparently it's still incorrect. Just to make itclear, the program does not compare the arrays completely ONLY THE CORRESPONDING ELEMENTS! That is what has made this code so difficult for me to create from scratch, because there are literally no examples of this process in my book or online that I could find. The only elements being compared are those of the same index.

I understand now that i must call a function, but i'm not so good at calling functions as of right now, it's one thing i havent been able to grasp very well up to this point, so if anyone could please show me how i should be setting up the call and what function i should be using to compare corresponding elements for equality, would be most appreciated! I pretty much had to put this program together without any prior knowledge of Loops in arrays because of a family emergency i had during the assignment period of this project,

I just stayed up until 5am writing that mess of a program above these threads, and i have work and school all day today. I'm going to continue to try and learn these concepts, but right now i'm afraid im just not going to get this assignment done by tonight at midnight, becuz i in fact work until midnight. Thanks anyways for your help, but i just didn't put enough time aside to learn these steps before writing the program. Unfortunately I didn't have your help BEFORE i stayed up all night writing this program that should be amazingly simple. I'll keep posting on this thread though to show how im learning it

To give you a visual on what LaserLight is telling you....

This....

Code:

		if (numbersA[0] == numbersB[0] && numbersA[1] == numbersB[1] && numbersA[2] == numbersB[2] && 
			numbersA[3] == numbersB[3] && numbersA[4] == numbersB[4] && numbersA[5] == numbersB[5] && 
			numbersA[6] == numbersB[6] && numbersA[7] == numbersB[7] && numbersA[8] == numbersB[8] && 
			numbersA[9] == numbersB[9])
		{	
			allMatch = 1;	
		}
		else {
			allMatch = 0;
			}
		if (allMatch == 1)
			printf("TRUE\n");
		else
			printf("FALSE\n");
	return true;

Can be replaced with...

Code:

allmatch =  true;
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
  { if (arraya[i] != arrayb[i]
    {allmatch = false;
      break; } }

Code:

#include <stdio.h>


int main (void)
{
	for (int i = 0; i <= 9; i++)
		printf("%d\n", i);
	return 0;
}

there's the simple for statment printing 10 integers from 0-9. Now to attempt to apply them to my situation!