Thread: word count troubles

Hey, I was just wondering if you guys could help me better understand this concept:

given:

Code:

int bubble(int a[], int n)

and:

Code:

int a[8] = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

we can invoke the bubble funtion by using:

Code:

bubble(a,8)

Correct?


Now, if I have the user input a sting into a program such as:

Code:

#define  MAXSTRING   100


void word_cnt (char a[], int n)  // not sure if that is correct//

int main(void)
{
      char     c, a[MAXSTRING];
      int        i;

     printf("\nPlease enter your favorite string. ");
     for(i = 0,(c = getchar()) != '\n'; ++i){
          a[i] = c
         }
          a[i] = '\0';  
         word_cnt(a,MAXSTRING)
}

Is this a correct way of calling a function and passing the string to it?

Is it silly to use a function and not just count the words in main(void)?

I'm also not sure how to count through the characters in a string in another function.