Thread: Girl ** C needs help

Hey guys, can you help me again please?
I've been working on this for two weeks and it's due in on Friday.
I've tried to compile this code but am using gcc in wondows and its
not working properly on my laptop.

Im just finishing the hardest parts
wordADT.c
BStreeADT.c and
the main c page(wordCount where I do testing)
This is my code for wordADT, it is a linked list and the type
definition for this ADT is.....

Code:

struct wordCDT
{
    char data;
    wordADT next;
};

these are the functions, all of which must be coded
recursively(except buildWord)

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include "boole.h"
#include "wordADT.h"
#include "listADT.h"


/*---------------------------------------Functions----------------------------------------*/

wordADT createWord()
/*desc: returns a new, empty list*/
{
    return NULL; /*empty list is pointer to NULL*/
}


wordADT reverseWord(wordADT word)
/*desc: returns a word with the chars in reverse order*/
{
    wordADT rWord=createWord();                             /*create temp list*/
 /* rWord=malloc(sizeof(wordADT))    */                       /*allocate storage space?????do I need this line?*/
    while (!isEmptyList(word))                              /*while list is not empty*/
    {  
        rWord=consList(headList(word),rWord);               /*tempList is constructed with head of word at the
                                                                                 end of templist(i hope)*/
        reverseWord(tailList(word));                            /*move to next node?????*/
    }
    return rWord;
}


wordADT buildWord(char str[])  
/*desc: converts a C string (array of char) into the
        corresponding word (list of characters)*/
{
    wordADT newWord=createWord();                           /*create empty word*/                                  
    int count=1;                                            /*declare integer count*/
    while (str[count]!='\0')                                /*stopping condition-while string not empty*/
    {
        newWord=consList(str[count],newWord);               /*word is constructed by adding string item to wordADT*/
        count++;                                            /*increment count so it is closer to stopping condition*/
    }
    return reverseWord(newWord);                           /*recursion will cause string to be entered into wordADT
                                                                  backwards so I return reverse of this word*/
}

void displayWord(wordADT word) 
/*desc: displays a word*/ 
{
    while(!isEmptyList(word))                               /*Stopping condition-is this the right stopping condition??*/
    {
       printf("%c",headList(word));
       displayWord(tailList(word));     
    }

}


int countChars(wordADT word) 
/*desc: counts the number of characters in a word*/
{
    if(isEmptyList(word)==TRUE)
    {
        return 0;                                  /*basically a length function, but would I */
    }                                              /*be better using headList/tailList????????*/
    else 
    {
        return(1+countChars(tailList(word)));
    }
}


boolean wordLess(wordADT word1, wordADT word2) 
/*desc: returns TRUE if the word in word1 is alphabetically
        before that in word2*/
{
    if (isEmptyList(word2)==FALSE)
    {
        if(headList(word1)<headList(word2))
        {
            return TRUE;
        }
        else if (headList(word1)==headList(word2))
        {
            return wordLess(tailList(word1),tailList(word2));
        }
    }
    else
    {
        return FALSE;             /*do I need error messages*/
    }
}


boolean wordEqual(wordADT word1, wordADT word2) 
/*desc: returns TRUE if the word in word1 is equal to that
        in word2*/
{
    if (isEmptyList(word1)||isEmptyList(word2))               
    {
        return TRUE;
    }
    else if (isEmptyList(word1)||isEmptyList(word2))
    {
        return FALSE;
    }
    else if (isEmptyList(word1)||isEmptyList(word2))
    {
        if(headList(word1)==headList(word2))
        {
            return wordLess(tailList(word1),tailList(word2));
        }
        else
        {
            return FALSE;
        }
    }
}

/* OR SHOULD I USE this function which seems more elegant!
if (wordLess(word1, word2)==TRUE)||(wordLess(word2, word1)==TRUE)
{
    return TRUE;
}
else 
{
    return FALSE; 
}
*/

I've already had help with wordLess and wordEqual, do you think they
should be implemented with nested if's????
Eek any help on where you think I could be going wrong would be greatly
appreciated!!!!

You horrible little man. Like I've said before if you are going to be mean just because you know C don't reply to me.
I said I've had a good stab at this and my compiler is'nt working because it's having problems with linking. Im asking people to have a look and see if i've messed up. If you don't want to help don't...go pick on someone as pretentious as yourself and I'm not trying to get help cos I'm a girl you don't know me don't judge me.
Theres nothing wrong with my question just your attitude.

I'm not being lazy. It compiles fine but it wont run on my computer.
I'm just asking that someone who has the time and is'nt going to be rude have a look at it and give me hints if they can see a function where i have missed a case out....for example if a function will fail on an empty case. I've also asked which is the best way to implement the final function because in terms of c 'ettiquette' i'm not sure which is more elegant.
If people don't want to look at my code why reply to me, why not just leave it until somebody who does comes along.
I'd help somebody if I was actually good at C and not give them a hard time.

Cos i would hope somebody would take pity on me cos I'm useless.
Hardly like ive thrown some code on and said help me.
Go pick on someone else and stop replying on my post if you arent gonna help.

I dont understand the message hovever

Well there is a good chance that we would understand the message. The problem is that you seem reluctant to actually post what the message is, and that makes it impossible for us to help you.

It just that it was on my laptop and i can't remember it...it says error: then it shows the directory path of gcc, i know thats a really silly description but I think i'ts having problems using the header files i've included.
I downloaded visual basic C/C++ compiler but dont know how to use it lol. As far as the code goes though it compiles, there aren't any parse errors. It's more my methods i'm worried about.
For example in reverseWord i've got a feeling it just returns the list in the same order.
Plus I don't know If i need to use that malloc line.

Thanks for taking so much time to tell me off, quotes and everything, try and realise for a second I'm not confident with programming.
You can't do that and that's why characters like the computer geek in the office are written.