Thread: Making a Hangman game without using <string> Data type

Ok so I need to make a Hangman game without using string data type
and it needs to display the hangman as the game goes.
such as if the guess is wrong show the gallows if wrong =2 show head on gallows, then wrong 3 show body etc.
MY QUESTION IS: How do I start the project,
can someone show a flowchart or a list on how the project needs to run in order so I can start the coding for it, ty.
I made one "WITH" using the String data type:

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
#include <ctime>
#include <cctype>

using namespace std;

int main()
{

    const int MAX_WRONG = 8;  

    vector<string> words;
	words.push_back("CAT");
    words.push_back("RABBIT");
    words.push_back("SNAKE");
    words.push_back("DOG");
	words.push_back("PARROT");
	words.push_back("FISH");
	words.push_back("HEDGEHOG");
	words.push_back("RACOON");
	words.push_back("BEAR");
	words.push_back("HAWK");
	words.push_back("PIG");
	words.push_back("LION");

    srand(static_cast<unsigned int>(time(0)));
    random_shuffle(words.begin(), words.end());
    const string THE_WORD = words[0];           
    int wrong = 0;                              
    string soFar(THE_WORD.size(), '-');        
    string used = "";                            

    cout << "Welcome to Hangman!\n";
	cout << "  ______\n";
    cout << "  |    | \n";
	cout<<  "  O    | \n";
	cout<<  " [|]   | \n";
	cout<<  " ( )   | \n";
	cout<<  "_______| \n";
	cout<<  "\n The Word is an animal \n";


    while ((wrong < MAX_WRONG) && (soFar != THE_WORD))
    {
        cout << "\n\nYou have " << (MAX_WRONG - wrong);
		cout << " incorrect guesses left.\n";
        cout << "\nYou've used the following letters:\n" << used << endl;
        cout << "\nSo far, the word is:\n" << soFar << endl;

        char guess;
        cout << "\n\nEnter your guess: ";
        cin >> guess;
        guess = toupper(guess); 
        while (used.find(guess) != string::npos)
        {
            cout << "\nYou've already guessed " << guess << endl;
            cout << "Enter your guess: ";
            cin >> guess;
            guess = toupper(guess);
        }

        used += guess;

		// if word = a , if word = h , if word = n , if word =g, if word = m
        if (THE_WORD.find(guess) != string::npos)
        {
            cout << "That's right! " << guess << " is in the word.\n";

        
            for (unsigned int i = 0; i < THE_WORD.length(); ++i)
			{
                if (THE_WORD[i] == guess)
				{
                    soFar[i] = guess;
				}
			}
        }
        else
        {
            cout << "Sorry, " << guess << " isn't in the word.\n";
            ++wrong;
        }
    }


    if (wrong == MAX_WRONG)
        cout << "\nYou've been hanged!";
	    
    else
        cout << "\nYou guessed it!";
    
    cout << "\nThe word was " << THE_WORD << endl;

    return 0;
}

Originally Posted by WaltP

So change it from string to character array.

And that's all I needed basically, although I said flowchart I was just using that as an example for someone to give me "SOME" type of feedback.

...though a little roundabout...I think the best idea would be to implement a string class of your own, incorporating all the used functionality ....thus leaving the working code unchanged..