Thread: how to print scores in descending order

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    how to print scores in descending order

    I have always wanted to know this. 16 teams play each other in this program. the user enters those teams and then the teams play each other and the user enters the teams's scores.WHAT I WANT TO DO IS GET A WAY OF PRINTING THE SCORES OF EACH TEAM ACCORDING TO WHO HAS THE MOST. for example chelsea vs liverpool. chelsea:2 liverpool 1. next game say chelsea vs arsenal. chelsea:4 arsenal:3
    now chelsea have scored 6 in total. arsenal have scored 3 in total and liverpool have score 1 in total. BUT I WONT KNOW THE SCORES. so is there a way i can print the scores in order according to has the most. for example now: chelsea have scored 6 in total
    arsenal have scored 3 in total
    liverpool have scored 1 in total
    here's my program. no need to worry it's simple and works perfectly but i just want to know what i have stated. cheers in advance.



    Code:
    #include<stdio.h>
    #include<stdlib.h>
    #define MAXTEAMS 16
    typedef struct team
    {
        char name[50];
        int points;
        int scored;
    }teams;
    
    
    
    
    teams team1[MAXTEAMS] = {{"a"},{"b"},{"c"},{"d"},{"e"},{"f"},{"g"},{"h"},{"i"},{"j"},{"k"},{"l"},{"m"},{"n"},{"o"},{"p"}};
    
    
    int main()
     {
         team1[0].scored = 0;
         team1[1].scored = 0;
         team1[2].scored = 0;
         team1[3].scored = 0;
         team1[4].scored = 0;
         team1[5].scored = 0;
         team1[6].scored = 0;
         team1[7].scored = 0;
         team1[8].scored = 0;
         team1[9].scored = 0;
         team1[10].scored = 0;
         team1[11].scored = 0;
         team1[12].scored = 0;
         team1[13].scored = 0;
         team1[14].scored = 0;
         team1[15].scored = 0;
        int i;
    
    
                for(i=0;i<MAXTEAMS;i++)
                {
                    printf("enter team:\n");
                    scanf("%s",team1[i].name);
                }
                printf("welcome to the champions league\n\n");
    
    
    
    
                         for(i=1;i<MAXTEAMS;i++)
                         {
                            printf("%s vs %s\n",team1[0].name,team1[i].name);
                            printf("--------------\n");
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[0].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[0].scored);
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[i].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[i].scored);
                            team1[0].scored += team1[0].scored;
                            team1[i].scored += team1[i].scored;
                         }
                                 for(i=2;i<MAXTEAMS;i++)
                         {
                            printf("%s vs %s\n",team1[1].name,team1[i].name);
                            printf("--------------\n");
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[1].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[1].scored);
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[i].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[i].scored);
                            team1[1].scored += team1[0].scored;
                            team1[i].scored += team1[i].scored;
                         }
                          for(i=3;i<MAXTEAMS;i++)
                         {
                            printf("%s vs %s\n",team1[2].name,team1[i].name);
                            printf("--------------\n");
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[2].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[2].scored);
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[i].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[i].scored);
                            team1[2].scored += team1[0].scored;
                            team1[i].scored += team1[i].scored;
                         }
                          for(i=4;i<MAXTEAMS;i++)
                         {
                            printf("%s vs %s\n",team1[3].name,team1[i].name);
                            printf("--------------\n");
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[3].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[3].scored);
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[i].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[i].scored);
                            team1[3].scored += team1[0].scored;
                            team1[i].scored += team1[i].scored;
                         }
                          for(i=5;i<MAXTEAMS;i++)
                         {
                            printf("%s vs %s\n",team1[4].name,team1[i].name);
                            printf("--------------\n");
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[4].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[4].scored);
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[i].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[i].scored);
                            team1[4].scored += team1[0].scored;
                            team1[i].scored += team1[i].scored;
                         }
                          for(i=6;i<MAXTEAMS;i++)
                         {
                            printf("%s vs %s\n",team1[5].name,team1[i].name);
                            printf("--------------\n");
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[5].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[5].scored);
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[i].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[i].scored);
                            team1[5].scored += team1[0].scored;
                            team1[i].scored += team1[i].scored;
                         }
                          for(i=7;i<MAXTEAMS;i++)
                         {
                            printf("%s vs %s\n",team1[6].name,team1[i].name);
                            printf("--------------\n");
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[6].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[6].scored);
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[i].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[i].scored);
                            team1[6].scored += team1[0].scored;
                            team1[i].scored += team1[i].scored;
                         }
                          for(i=8;i<MAXTEAMS;i++)
                         {
                            printf("%s vs %s\n",team1[7].name,team1[i].name);
                            printf("--------------\n");
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[7].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[7].scored);
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[i].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[i].scored);
                            team1[7].scored += team1[0].scored;
                            team1[i].scored += team1[i].scored;
                         }
                          for(i=9;i<MAXTEAMS;i++)
                         {
                            printf("%s vs %s\n",team1[8].name,team1[i].name);
                            printf("--------------\n");
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[8].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[8].scored);
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[i].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[i].scored);
                            team1[8].scored += team1[0].scored;
                            team1[i].scored += team1[i].scored;
                         }
                          for(i=10;i<MAXTEAMS;i++)
                         {
                            printf("%s vs %s\n",team1[9].name,team1[i].name);
                            printf("--------------\n");
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[9].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[9].scored);
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[i].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[i].scored);
                            team1[9].scored += team1[0].scored;
                            team1[i].scored += team1[i].scored;
                         }
                          for(i=11;i<MAXTEAMS;i++)
                         {
                            printf("%s vs %s\n",team1[10].name,team1[i].name);
                            printf("--------------\n");
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[10].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[10].scored);
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[i].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[i].scored);
                            team1[10].scored += team1[0].scored;
                            team1[i].scored += team1[i].scored;
                         }
                          for(i=12;i<MAXTEAMS;i++)
                         {
                            printf("%s vs %s\n",team1[11].name,team1[i].name);
                            printf("--------------\n");
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[11].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[11].scored);
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[i].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[i].scored);
                            team1[11].scored += team1[0].scored;
                            team1[i].scored += team1[i].scored;
                         }
                          for(i=13;i<MAXTEAMS;i++)
                         {
                            printf("%s vs %s\n",team1[12].name,team1[i].name);
                            printf("--------------\n");
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[12].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[12].scored);
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[i].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[i].scored);
                            team1[12].scored += team1[0].scored;
                            team1[i].scored += team1[i].scored;
                         }
                          for(i=14;i<MAXTEAMS;i++)
                         {
                            printf("%s vs %s\n",team1[13].name,team1[i].name);
                            printf("--------------\n");
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[13].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[13].scored);
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[i].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[i].scored);
                            team1[13].scored += team1[0].scored;
                            team1[i].scored += team1[i].scored;
                         }
                            printf("%s vs %s\n",team1[14].name,team1[15].name);
                            printf("--------------\n");
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[14].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[14].scored);
                            printf("%s's score:",team1[15].name);
                            scanf("%d",&team1[15].scored);
                            team1[14].scored += team1[0].scored;
                            team1[15].scored += team1[i].scored;
    
    
    
    
    return(0);
    }

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    Jeez, you know you can put a for loop inside another, don't you?
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    i know but i wanted to get this one right instead of confusing myself because im new to structs but thanks for the help?

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    All these repeated code is actually much more confusing. Anyway, about your problem, you'll need a sorting algorithm, I suggest Insertion Sort or Selection Sort because both are easy to do. After your array is sorted, a simple iteration and printing of names and scores will suffise.
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    ok thanks for the help only saw your comment now . cheers

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    instead of writing your own sort, you can use the standard library function qsort

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