Thread: array problem(pl. helpppppp!)

To declare an array of null terminated strings use...

char Months[12][20];

...the first index is the month you want, the second is the number of characters in each string, (20 may be to many, it would be in English - so set this appropriately).

You can either initialise the array when you create it...

char Months[12][20] = {"January", "February", ... etc.

...or individually...

strcpy(Months[0],"January");

... you should be able to do the rest with this start.

Since you are just starting, I assume you will be using a hard-coded array?

Code:

const string MonthName[] = {
    "January",
    "February",
    "March",
    "April",
    "May",
    "June",
    "July",     // my favorite
    "August",
    "September",
    "October",
    "November",
    "December"
};

Now, since arrays are zero based (array of size 12 would start at 0 and end with 11), you would want to take the number input by the user and subtract 1 for the array position of that month. You should also check to insure the value will fall within the bounds of your array.

Code:

int Number = 0;

    cin >> Number;

    if ((Number > 0) && (Number <= 12))
        cout << MonthName[Number - 1] << endl;

David

Sorry, my post followed others obviously. I also misread and thought you said you could not use a 2d array. My bad. Just reference adrianxw or maes for the proper syntax on the array.

David

We must all have been typing at the same time! Well, Unregistered, at least one of these should help!!