Thread: program dosen't work for double digit input

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    program dosen't work for double digit input

    I wrote code that replaces integers from 0 to 3 with strings. I was only allowed to use getchar() and putchar(). If the input is 1, the output will become "one".

    And I am only allowed to use getchar and putchar and no functions.

    However if the input is 11 the output becomes "oneone"

    Code:
    
    #include <stdio.h>
    
    int main()
    {
        int c;            
        char* arr[4] = {"zero", "one", "two","three"};
        int i;
    
            while ((c = getchar ()) != EOF) 
            {
                if(c==0+'0') {
                    char* str = arr[0];
                    for (i = 0; str[i] != '\0'; i++) {
                        putchar(str[i]);
                    }
                }
                else if(c==1+'0') {
                    char* str = arr[1];
                    for (i= 0; str[i] != '\0';i++) {
                        putchar(str[i]);
                    }
                }
                else if(c==2+'0') {
                    char* str = arr[2];
                    for (i = 0; str[i] != '\0'; i++) {
                        putchar(str[i]);
                    }
                }
                else if(c==3+'0') {
                    char* str = arr[3];
                    for (i = 0; str[i] != '\0'; i++) {
                        putchar(str[i]);
                    }   
                }
                else
                    putchar(c);
       }
    
    return 0;
    }
    Could someone give me a hint on how to modify the code ?

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    putchar ('\n');
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    in the loop?
    that won't help i believe

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    So did you just believe it wouldn't work.

    Or you tried it and it didn't work?

    Beliefs are no substitute for actual experiments and results.

    > Could someone give me a hint on how to modify the code ?
    There are several loops, I suppose you need to think about which one I meant.
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    no I tried it
    I added a putchar('\n') in the while loop and in the for loops
    I still didn't get the result I wanted.
    for example it converts 11 to oneone. It should only work for int from zero to three.

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    But 11 is oneone

    1
    1
    would be
    one
    one
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    Maybe you should state the result you want!

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    for example if the input is 0, 1,2 or 3
    the output should be "zero", "one" "t
    wo" or "three".
    for all other numbers the output should remain the same. so if the input is 22 the ouput should be 22 not twotwo or
    two
    two

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    How would you know that 11 is eleven and not oneone, when you're reading and processing one character at a time?
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    I dont know thats what i am trying to solve

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    Well I guess you need to call getchar more than once before deciding what to do.
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