Output of a function into another function

[skydancer]

how do i get an output of a function into another function?
for example:

#include <stdio.h>
int initialize (void);
int menu (void);

int main (void)
{
      initialize ();

      return 0;
}

void initialize ()
{
      int numbers1;

      printf("Please input 5 numbers\n");
      scanf("%d",&numbers1);

      printf("\nThe numbers are %d\n",numbers1);

      menu ();
}

void menu ()
{
     /*I would like the above numbers from initialize () that have been input to show here, how can i do that?*/
}

having problem working that out, someone please help me

[Dave_Sinkula]

Five numbers aren't going to fit into a single number, so an array might be appropriate. Then, since arrays are passed as a pointer to the first member, problems ought to melt away. [edit]I ought to mention that you should pass "the array" a parameter -- are you familiar with doing so?[/edit] But first, reconsider your user input.

[skydancer]

lol, i just simply wrote there
lets say it goes like this

#include <stdio.h>

int initialize (void);
int menu (void);

int main (void)
{
      initialize ();
      
      return 0;
}

void initialize ()
{
      int numbers1,numbers2,numbers3,numbers4,numbers5;

      printf("Please enter 5 numbers\n");
      scanf("%d",&numbers1);
      scanf("%d",&numbers2);
      scanf("%d",&numbers3);
      scanf("%d",&numbers4);
      scanf("%d",&numbers5);

      printf("\n%d %d %d %d %d\n", numbers1,numbers2,numbers3,numbers4,numbers5);

      menu ();
}

void menu ()
{
      /*How do i get the above input here*/
}

well, i dont know wut array is. can help me out?

btw, is it possible to input words and get the output as words?
example, i type "Hello world" into the scanf and the output i get is "Hello world"
how do i write such coding? is it possible?

[Driver]

An array is where you have a repeating data structure, each element in the structure having the same data type.

This can be an internal standard data type (such as int) or a user-defined structure.

In this case, you could declare an integer array using int numbers[5]. This would give you 5 values, numbers[0] through to numbers[4].

The subscript can be an index variable, for example...

for (i = 0; i < 5; i ++)
{
	x = numbers[i];
	...
	...
}

However, this does look like homework to me so don't use anything you haven't been taught about yet (or it'll look line you've cheated!). You may need to pass the 5 numbers as discrete parameters.

To input and receive string values, use a character array or a pointer to an array of char.

In other words, char instring[100]

or char *instring and then malloc() some space (and free() it afterwards)

[skydancer]

thanks for the help, i understand the array part now
yeah, its a homework. but i'm practicing different things to try out new things.
how bout getting an input of a word, example "Nike" and get the output "Nike"
the only input and output i learn are the "int, float, double,char"

int main (void)
{
     char choice;

     printf("Please input your brand choice :");
     scanf("%c",&choice);   /*Could i input the word Nike instead of just a N? */

     printf("%c",choice); /* Can i get the output Nike instead of just a N? */

     return 0;
}

done, thanks for all the help. the char instring had work out. thanks again.