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    One quick question...

    I run this tic tac toe problem and it runs great through 1 iteration and then when the next iteration runs the same board appears. I thought my initBoard function was good, but I guess its lacking something or its in the wrong place? If someone could help me that would be great.

    Here is my code...

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <iomanip>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    //Global constants
    const int COLS = 3;             //Number of columns on the board
    const int ROWS = 3;             //Number of rows on the board
    
    void initBoard (char [][COLS], int  );
    void displayBoard(char [][COLS], int);   
    void player1 (int rowX, int colX, char array[][COLS] ); 
    void player2 (int rowO, int colO, char array[][COLS] );
    char winner (char array[][COLS], char answer);
    void playOneGame(char B[][COLS], char answer);
    
    int main ()
    {
        char yes;                                                                   //Variable to hold response for new game
        char B[ROWS][COLS] = {{'*','*','*'},{'*','*','*'},{'*','*','*'}};           //Initiailizing tictactoe board
        char answer = 'n' ;                                                         //Initializing winner
        cout << "To play the game enter the row in which you would like to place your marker and press enter.  Then do the same for the column.\n";
        
                                                                 //Initializing playing board
        do
        {
             initBoard(B, ROWS);
             displayBoard(B, ROWS);
             playOneGame(B, answer);          
             cout << "Another game? Y/N" ;
             cin >> yes;
        }
        while (yes == 'Y' || yes == 'y') ;
        
          
        system("pause");
        return 0;
    }
    
    //************************************************************
    //This function allows players to play 1 game of tic tac toe *
    //************************************************************
    
    void playOneGame (char B[][COLS], char answer)
    {
        int rowX = 0 ;
        int colX = 0 ;
        int rowO = 0 ;
        int colO = 0 ;
        
         for (int i = 0; i < 6 ; i++)
             {
                  player1 (rowX, colX, B);               
                  answer = winner(B, answer) ;
                  if (answer == 'x') 
                     break;
                  displayBoard(B, ROWS);
                  player2 (rowO, colO, B);              
                  answer = winner(B, answer);
                  if (answer == 'o') 
                     break;
                  displayBoard(B, ROWS);
             }
             
    }
    
    //**********************************
    //This function displays the board *
    //**********************************
    
    void displayBoard ( char array[][COLS], int rows )
    {
         for (int x = 0; x < rows;  x++)
         {
             for (int y = 0; y < COLS; y++)
             { 
                 cout << array[x][y] << " ";
             }
             cout << endl;
         }
    }    
    
    //***************************************
    // This function initializes the board  *
    //***************************************
    
    void initBoard ( char array[][COLS], int rows )
    {
        char B[ROWS][COLS] = {{'*','*','*'},{'*','*','*'},{'*','*','*'}};
    }
    
    //*****************************************
    //This function records moves for player1 *
    //*****************************************
    
    void player1 (int rowX, int colX, char array[][COLS])
    {
         
         cout << "Please select a space on the board to place your 'x'\n";
         cin >> rowX >> colX ;
         
         if (rowX == 1 && colX == 1) array[0][0] = 'x' ;
         if (rowX == 1 && colX == 2) array[0][1] = 'x' ;
         if (rowX == 1 && colX == 3) array[0][2] = 'x' ;
         if (rowX == 2 && colX == 1) array[1][0] = 'x' ;
         if (rowX == 2 && colX == 2) array[1][1] = 'x' ;
         if (rowX == 2 && colX == 3) array[1][2] = 'x' ;
         if (rowX == 3 && colX == 1) array[2][0] = 'x' ;
         if (rowX == 3 && colX == 2) array[2][1] = 'x' ;
         if (rowX == 3 && colX == 3) array[2][2] = 'x' ;
         
         
         
    }
    
    //*****************************************
    //This function records moves for player2 *
    //*****************************************
    
    void player2 (int rowO, int colO, char array[][COLS] )
    
    {
         cout << "Please select a space on the board to place your 'o'\n";
         cin >> rowO >> colO ;
         
         
         if (rowO == 1 && colO == 1) array[0][0] = 'o' ;
         if (rowO == 1 && colO == 2) array[0][1] = 'o' ;
         if (rowO == 1 && colO == 3) array[0][2] = 'o' ;
         if (rowO == 2 && colO == 1) array[1][0] = 'o' ;
         if (rowO == 2 && colO == 2) array[1][1] = 'o' ;
         if (rowO == 2 && colO == 3) array[1][2] = 'o' ;
         if (rowO == 3 && colO == 1) array[2][0] = 'o' ;
         if (rowO == 3 && colO == 2) array[2][1] = 'o' ;
         if (rowO == 3 && colO == 3) array[2][2] = 'o' ;
    }
    
    //*************************************************
    //This function determines the winner of the game *
    //*************************************************
    
    char winner ( char B[][COLS], char answer)
    {
         
         
         if (B[0][0] == B[0][1] && B[0][1] == B[0][2] && B[0][2] != '*')
            answer = B[0][0] ;
         if (B[1][0] == B[1][1] && B[1][1] == B[1][2] && B[1][2] != '*')
            answer = B[1][0];
         if (B[2][0] == B[2][1] && B[2][1] == B[2][2] && B[2][2] != '*')
            answer = B[2][0];
         if (B[0][0] == B[1][0] && B[1][0] == B[2][0] && B[2][0] != '*')
            answer = B[1][0];
         if (B[0][1] == B[1][1] && B[1][1] == B[2][1] && B[2][1] != '*')
            answer = B[1][1];
         if (B[0][2] == B[1][2] && B[1][2] == B[2][2] && B[2][2] != '*')
            answer = B[2][2];
         if (B[0][0] == B[1][1] && B[1][1] == B[2][2] && B[2][2] != '*')
            answer = B[2][2];
         if (B[0][2] == B[1][1] && B[1][1] == B[2][0] && B[2][0] != '*')
            answer = B[1][1];
         if (answer == 'x' || answer == 'o')
            cout << "player " << answer << " has won\n" ;
         return answer;
    }

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    Its cause your initBoard function doesnt work

    You cant change a variable by simply passing it to a function, try this:

    Code:
    ...
    initBoard (char &array[][COLS],  int rows);
    ...
    That should do the trick (so long as you put it in the prototype and the in the function definition)

    =)

    Good luck!
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    Error message trying to pass array by reference...

    I get some error messages when I try and pass it that way.

    line: 13 declaration of `array' as array of references
    In function `int main()':
    line: 30 invalid conversion from `char (*)[3]' to `int'
    line: 13 too many arguments to function `void initBoard(int)'
    line: 30 at this point in file
    line: 30 At global scope:
    line: 91 declaration of `refArray' as array of references

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <iomanip>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    //Global constants
    const int COLS = 3;             //Number of columns on the board
    const int ROWS = 3;             //Number of rows on the board
    
    void initBoard (char &array[][COLS], int  );
    void displayBoard(char [][COLS], int);   
    void player1 (int rowX, int colX, char array[][COLS] ); 
    void player2 (int rowO, int colO, char array[][COLS] );
    char winner (char array[][COLS], char answer);
    void playOneGame(char B[][COLS], char answer);
    
    int main ()
    {
        char yes;                                                                   //Variable to hold response for new game
        char B[ROWS][COLS] = {{'*','*','*'},{'*','*','*'},{'*','*','*'}};           //Initiailizing tictactoe board
        char answer = 'n' ;                                                         //Initializing winner
        cout << "To play the game enter the row in which you would like to place your marker and press enter.  Then do the same for the column.\n";
        
                                                                 //Initializing playing board
        do
        {
             initBoard(B, ROWS);
             displayBoard(B, ROWS);
             playOneGame(B, answer);          
             cout << "Another game? Y/N" ;
             cin >> yes;
        }
        while (yes == 'Y' || yes == 'y') ;
        
          
        system("pause");
        return 0;
    }
    
    //************************************************************
    //This function allows players to play 1 game of tic tac toe *
    //************************************************************
    
    void playOneGame (char B[][COLS], char answer)
    {
        int rowX = 0 ;
        int colX = 0 ;
        int rowO = 0 ;
        int colO = 0 ;
        
         for (int i = 0; i < 6 ; i++)
             {
                  player1 (rowX, colX, B);               
                  answer = winner(B, answer) ;
                  if (answer == 'x') 
                     break;
                  displayBoard(B, ROWS);
                  player2 (rowO, colO, B);              
                  answer = winner(B, answer);
                  if (answer == 'o') 
                     break;
                  displayBoard(B, ROWS);
             }
             
    }
    
    //**********************************
    //This function displays the board *
    //**********************************
    
    void displayBoard ( char array[][COLS], int rows )
    {
         for (int x = 0; x < rows;  x++)
         {
             for (int y = 0; y < COLS; y++)
             { 
                 cout << array[x][y] << " ";
             }
             cout << endl;
         }
    }    
    
    //***************************************
    // This function initializes the board  *
    //***************************************
    
    void initBoard ( char &refArray[][COLS], int rows )
    {
        char refArray[ROWS][COLS] = {{'*','*','*'},{'*','*','*'},{'*','*','*'}};
    }
    I only put up part of the program that involves the initBoard function and I have tried putting an & just about everywhere.

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    > initBoard (char &array[][COLS], int rows);
    No, arrays are passed as a pointer anyway.

    initBoard just needs the two nested loops to assign each member of the array a value - namely '*' (just like the one to print it)

    There is no such thing as array assignment in C or C++
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    Maybe I did it wrong...

    K so I made my initBoard just like my display board because my display board displays a 3x3 array of *'s when I start. The problem I have is when it asks to play another game and I say yes the board does not clear when I do the initBoard function. Do I need to do something to my loop?

    Here is my entire program:

    Code:
    #include <iostream>
    #include <iomanip>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    //Global constants
    const int COLS = 3;             //Number of columns on the board
    const int ROWS = 3;             //Number of rows on the board
    
    void initBoard (char array[][COLS], int  );
    void displayBoard(char [][COLS], int);   
    void player1 (int rowX, int colX, char array[][COLS] ); 
    void player2 (int rowO, int colO, char array[][COLS] );
    char winner (char array[][COLS], char answer);
    void playOneGame(char B[][COLS], char answer);
    
    int main ()
    {
        char yes;                                                                   //Variable to hold response for new game
        char B[ROWS][COLS] = {{'*','*','*'},{'*','*','*'},{'*','*','*'}};           //Initiailizing tictactoe board
        char answer = 'n' ;                                                         //Initializing winner
        cout << "To play the game enter the row in which you would like to place your marker and press enter.  Then do the same for the column.\n";
        
                                                                 //Initializing playing board
        do
        {
             initBoard(B, ROWS);
             playOneGame(B, answer);          
             cout << "Another game? Y/N" ;
             cin >> yes;
        }
        while (yes == 'Y' || yes == 'y') ;
        
          
        system("pause");
        return 0;
    }
    
    //************************************************************
    //This function allows players to play 1 game of tic tac toe *
    //************************************************************
    
    void playOneGame (char B[][COLS], char answer)
    {
        int rowX = 0 ;
        int colX = 0 ;
        int rowO = 0 ;
        int colO = 0 ;
        
         for (int i = 0; i < 6 ; i++)
             {
                  player1 (rowX, colX, B);               
                  answer = winner(B, answer) ;
                  if (answer == 'x') 
                     break;
                  displayBoard(B, ROWS);
                  player2 (rowO, colO, B);              
                  answer = winner(B, answer);
                  if (answer == 'o') 
                     break;
                  displayBoard(B, ROWS);
             }
             
    }
    
    //**********************************
    //This function displays the board *
    //**********************************
    
    void displayBoard ( char array[][COLS], int rows )
    {
         for (int x = 0; x < rows;  x++)
         {
             for (int y = 0; y < COLS; y++)
             { 
                 cout << array[x][y] << " ";
             }
             cout << endl;
         }
    }    
    
    //***************************************
    // This function initializes the board  *
    //***************************************
    
    void initBoard ( char array[][COLS], int rows )
    {
         for (int x = 0; x < rows;  x++)
         {
             for (int y = 0; y < COLS; y++)
             { 
                 cout << array[x][y] << " ";
             }
             cout << endl;
         }
      
    }
    
    //*****************************************
    //This function records moves for player1 *
    //*****************************************
    
    void player1 (int rowX, int colX, char array[][COLS])
    {
         
         cout << "Please select a space on the board to place your 'x'\n";
         cin >> rowX >> colX ;
         
         if (rowX == 1 && colX == 1) array[0][0] = 'x' ;
         if (rowX == 1 && colX == 2) array[0][1] = 'x' ;
         if (rowX == 1 && colX == 3) array[0][2] = 'x' ;
         if (rowX == 2 && colX == 1) array[1][0] = 'x' ;
         if (rowX == 2 && colX == 2) array[1][1] = 'x' ;
         if (rowX == 2 && colX == 3) array[1][2] = 'x' ;
         if (rowX == 3 && colX == 1) array[2][0] = 'x' ;
         if (rowX == 3 && colX == 2) array[2][1] = 'x' ;
         if (rowX == 3 && colX == 3) array[2][2] = 'x' ;
         
         
         
    }
    
    //*****************************************
    //This function records moves for player2 *
    //*****************************************
    
    void player2 (int rowO, int colO, char array[][COLS] )
    
    {
         cout << "Please select a space on the board to place your 'o'\n";
         cin >> rowO >> colO ;
         
         
         if (rowO == 1 && colO == 1) array[0][0] = 'o' ;
         if (rowO == 1 && colO == 2) array[0][1] = 'o' ;
         if (rowO == 1 && colO == 3) array[0][2] = 'o' ;
         if (rowO == 2 && colO == 1) array[1][0] = 'o' ;
         if (rowO == 2 && colO == 2) array[1][1] = 'o' ;
         if (rowO == 2 && colO == 3) array[1][2] = 'o' ;
         if (rowO == 3 && colO == 1) array[2][0] = 'o' ;
         if (rowO == 3 && colO == 2) array[2][1] = 'o' ;
         if (rowO == 3 && colO == 3) array[2][2] = 'o' ;
    }
    
    //*************************************************
    //This function determines the winner of the game *
    //*************************************************
    
    char winner ( char B[][COLS], char answer)
    {
         
         
         if (B[0][0] == B[0][1] && B[0][1] == B[0][2] && B[0][2] != '*')
            answer = B[0][0] ;
         if (B[1][0] == B[1][1] && B[1][1] == B[1][2] && B[1][2] != '*')
            answer = B[1][0];
         if (B[2][0] == B[2][1] && B[2][1] == B[2][2] && B[2][2] != '*')
            answer = B[2][0];
         if (B[0][0] == B[1][0] && B[1][0] == B[2][0] && B[2][0] != '*')
            answer = B[1][0];
         if (B[0][1] == B[1][1] && B[1][1] == B[2][1] && B[2][1] != '*')
            answer = B[1][1];
         if (B[0][2] == B[1][2] && B[1][2] == B[2][2] && B[2][2] != '*')
            answer = B[2][2];
         if (B[0][0] == B[1][1] && B[1][1] == B[2][2] && B[2][2] != '*')
            answer = B[2][2];
         if (B[0][2] == B[1][1] && B[1][1] == B[2][0] && B[2][0] != '*')
            answer = B[1][1];
         if (answer == 'x' || answer == 'o')
            cout << "player " << answer << " has won\n" ;
         return answer;
    }

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    When I said use the same loop as display board, I didn't think you'd be that dim to just copy the code character for character!
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    Sorry about that...

    Yea sorry I feel like a retard, I got it tho.

    Code:
    void initBoard ( char array[][COLS], int rows )
    {
         for (int a = 0; a < ROWS;  a++)
         {
             for (int b = 0; b < COLS; b++)
             { 
                 array [a][b] = '*';
             }
             cout << endl;
         }
      
    }

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    Isn't that what I said to do in the other thread? Please ask for specific clarification if you don't understand something instead of repeating the question in a new thread.

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    Yes...

    Yea thats what you told me to do and I asked why the function I tried didn't work and no one responded. So I thought my question would be answered faster in a new thread and it was.

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    Sorry, I actually typed out an answer to your question and ended up not posting it for some reason, so my post above was in reference to an answer that doesn't exist.

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    Sorry, my bad, ha, it works for vectors though haha I dunno if i'll go back to using arrays again after using vectors, i think they're much better =)
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