Thread: error expected identifer or "(" beore " . " token

i am trying to write a poker game. the rules i have set myself are no functions over 30 lines and no global delectations. i want anything to do with the "deck of cards" to be separate from main but im just twisting myself into tighter and tighter knots.

now i have the above error

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <string.h>

enum Suit { SPADES = 0, HEARTS = 1, CLUBS = 2, DIAMONDS = 3};
enum Card_Value {TWO =2, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN, JACK, QUEEN, KING, ACE};
typedef struct
{
    enum Suit suit;
    enum Card_Value card;
    char card_code[52];
} Card;
typedef struct
{
    char player_name[10];
    Card hand[5];
}Hand;

void initalize_random_generator(void);
void shuffle_deck(Card *p_deck_index);
void deck(void);
char * get_card_code(int suit, int face_value);
void deal_cards(int player_num, int num_of_cards, Card *p_deck_index);

int main()
{
    int num_of_players;
    int i, j;

    initalize_random_generator();
    deck();

    printf("Enter the number of players: ");
    scanf(" %d", &num_of_players);
    // declare variable player array
    Hand player[num_of_players];

    for (i = 0; i < num_of_players; i++)
    {
        printf("Please enter player %d's name: ", i + 1);
        scanf(" %s", player[i].player_name);
    }

}

void initalize_random_generator(void)
{
    srand((unsigned) time(NULL));
}

void deck(void)
{
    static Card deck[52];

    shuffle_deck(deck);
}

void shuffle_deck(Card *p_deck_index)
{
    int count_cards = 0, card_found = 0;
    int i;
    int suit_value, face_value;
    char *temp_string;

    while (count_cards < 52)
    {
        suit_value = rand() % 4;
        face_value = rand() % 13 + 2;
        for (i = 0; i < count_cards + 1; i++)
        {
            if (p_deck_index[i].suit == suit_value && p_deck_index[i].card == face_value)
            {
                card_found = 1;
                break;
            }
        }
        if (!card_found) //card_found is 0
        {
/*
            p_deck_index[count_cards].suit = suit_value;
            p_deck_index[count_cards].card = face_value;
            temp_string = get_card_code(suit_value, face_value);
            strcpy(p_deck_index[count_cards].card_code, temp_string));
            count_cards ++;
//*/
            temp_string = get_card_code(suit_value, face_value);
            p_deck_index[count_cards] = (Card) {suit_value, face_value};
            strcpy(p_deck_index[count_cards++].card_code, temp_string);
        }
        card_found = 0;
    }
    for (i = 0; i < 52; i++)
    {
        printf("%s ", p_deck_index[i].card_code);
    }
}

char * get_card_code(int suit, int face_value)
{
/*******************************************
 * Thanks to flp1969 for this code. Suit:  *
 * goes from  0 spades, 1 hearts ,2 clubs, *
 * and 3 is diamonds. Card: ace = 0, 2 = 1,*
 * 3 = 2 ... 10 = 9, J = 10, Q = 11, K = 12*
 *******************************************/

    static char s[5] = { 0 };

    int c = 0x1f0a1;

    if (face_value == ACE)
    {
        face_value -= 14;
    }
    else
    {
        face_value -= 1;
    }

    switch ( suit )
    {   //deliberate fall through
        case 2: // clubs
            c += 0x10;
        case 3: // diamonds
            c += 0x10;
        case 1: // hearts
            c += 0x10;
    }

    switch ( face_value )
    {
        case 0 ... 10:
            c += face_value;
            break;
        default:
            c += face_value + 1;
    }

    s[0] = 0xf0 | ((c >> 18) & 7);
    s[1] = 0x80 | ((c >> 12) & 0x3f);
    s[2] = 0x80 | ((c >> 6) & 0x3f);
    s[3] = 0x80 | (c & 0x3f);

    return s;
}

void deal_cards(int player_num, int num_of_cards, Card *p_deck_index)
{
    int i, j;
    for (j = 0; j < player_num; j++)
    {
        for (i = 0; i < num_of_cards; i++)
        {
            Hand.hand[i] = Card[p_deck_index];
        }
    }
}

hand is supposed to hold 5 cards
coop

i have thought about what im actually trying to do. ie had a cig and a cuppa the function deal_cards is utter rubbish it doesn't help me in the slightest the new function is

Code:

void deal_cards(int player_num, int num_of_cards, int num_of_cards_in_hand, Card *p_deck_index, Hand player[])
{
            int i;

            for (i = 0 + num_of_cards_in_hand; i < num_of_cards; i++)
            {
                player[player_num].hand[i] = Card[p_deck_index];
            }
}

but now i get an error expected expression before Card
sorry to mess about
coop

am i going to have to let main have access to the deck pointer??

yes it is it points to deck. but deck is an array so i think of it as an index ie p_deck_index[0] points to the first element of deck

my thinking was i could have the call to the function something like deal_card(........... cards_dealt....)