Thread: Need help with beginner pointer functions.

Hello I am new here hopefully I won't have broken any rules by the end of this post but I need help with my project. The goal is to include these 3 pointer functions into my code(replacing whatever needs to be replaced) the functions are void halve(int* number) void readAge (int* age), and void writeAge(int age). I don't expect anyone to do it for me but if anyone could give an simple similar example or even work one of them for me that would be amazing. Here is my code(hopefully I get the tag to work). If my indentation is off it's the copy paste but it looks good in the compiler.

Code:

int readAge(void);

void writeAge(int age);

int main(void) {

   int age;

   age = readAge();
   writeAge(age);

   printf("Double that time and... \n", age);
   writeAge( 2 * age);
   printf("Wow that's old! \n", age);

   printf("Now if I cut your age in half... \n", age);
   writeAge(age / 2);
   printf("Haha you're almost a kid again! \n", age);

return EXIT_SUCCESS;

}

int readAge(void )
{
   int age;
   printf("How old are you?");
   scanf("%d", &age);
   return age;
}

void writeAge(int age)
{
    printf("You are %d!\n\n", age);
}

Originally Posted by Mo777

Hello I am new here hopefully I won't have broken any rules by the end of this post but I need help with my project. The goal is to include these 3 pointer functions into my code(replacing whatever needs to be replaced) the functions are void halve(int* number) void readAge (int* age), and void writeAge(int age). I don't expect anyone to do it for me but if anyone could give an simple similar example or even work one of them for me that would be amazing. Here is my code(hopefully I get the tag to work). If my indentation is off it's the copy paste but it looks good in the compiler.

I'd say you're off to a pretty good start. Welcome aboard...

I've marked your code to make it match your criteria for readAge(int *age) hopefully that will get you off in the right direction...

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

void readAge(int *age);

void writeAge(int age);

int main(void) {

   int age;

   readAge(&age);

   writeAge(age);

   printf("Double that time and... \n", age);
   writeAge( 2 * age);
   printf("Wow that's old! \n", age);

   printf("Now if I cut your age in half... \n", age);
   writeAge(age / 2);
   printf("Haha you're almost a kid again! \n", age);

return EXIT_SUCCESS;

}

void readAge(int *age )
{
    printf("How old are you?");
   scanf("%d", age);
}

void writeAge(int age)
{
    printf("You are %d!\n\n", age);
}

Ugh I hate to do this on a new board but people may not read because of no new posts so bump..

Originally Posted by Mo777

Ugh I hate to do this on a new board but people may not read because of no new posts so bump..

Patience! This is not real time communications.

Code:

/*At the top*/
void halveAge (int *age);

/*Under main*/
 halveAge(&age);

/*After main*/
void halveAge(int *age)
{
    printf("Now if I cut your age in half... \n", age);
    writeAge(*age / 2);
    printf("Haha you're almost a kid again! \n", age);
}

In this case you are passing in a pointer but need the value at the pointer so you have to "dereference" the pointer to get at the value...

And yeppers... void does have a v at the beginning

Originally Posted by Mo777

I'm sorry I know just freaked out and thought this was due much sooner than it turned out to be and didn't know if anyone would check back after that last message.

FWIW... it's pushing midnight where I am... You're lucky I answered tonight, at all.