Thread: Using A function to reverse the order of an array

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    Using A function to reverse the order of an array

    I am supposed to use a void function that reverses two values to rever se the order of an array. I have written the function to reverse the two values which is below, but now I am confused about how to use this to reverse the entire array.

    Code:
    
    void swap(double &number1, double &number2)
    {
    	double temp; //Declaring variables
    
    	temp=number1; //Here the numbers are being swaped using a temporary variable
    	number1=number2;
    	number2=temp;
    
    	return;
    
    }

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    you are on the right track.. all you need to do now.. is pass in your arrays instead of double constants...


    pseudo:
    Code:
    void function(double  my_array_1[], double my_array_2[])
    {
    
          //Use a 'for' loop here based array size
    
              //assign the contents of one array into a 'temp' variable      temp = array1[i];
              //assign the back of one array..  into the beginning of the other one   array1[i] = array2[j];
              //assign the 'temp' variable to the back of the second array   array2[j] = temp;
    
    }

    tip: you don't need to loop through the entire arrays.. you only need to loop 1/2 way through each array ( array_size / 2 )
    Last edited by The Brain; 11-04-2005 at 06:02 PM.
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    Let's say you have this array:
    Code:
    int nums[] = {10, 20, 30, 40};
    If you swap the first element of the array with the second element, and then you swap the second element with the third element, and then the third element with the forth element, where will the 10 be? Ok, so that's a start.

    Next, you need to swap the new first element(which used to be 2nd) across the length of the array, however when you get to the end of the array, do you want to swap the 3rd and 4th element?
    Last edited by 7stud; 11-05-2005 at 03:41 PM.

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