Thread: Christmas with a capital C...

It's your Christmas card.
Copy, compile, enjoy...

Code:

// The 12 days of christmas C style
#include <stdio.h>

int main (void)
  { int day; 
    char days[12][12] = {"first", "second", "third", "fourth", "fifth", "sixth",
                      "seventh", "eighth", "nineth", "tenth", "eleventh", "twelth" };

    do
      {
        printf("Which day of Christmas is it? (1 - 12) : ");
        scanf("%d",&day);
        while(getchar() != '\n');
      }  
    while((day < 1) || (day > 12)); 
 
    printf("\n\nOn the %s day of Christmas my true love gave to me...\n",days[day-1]);

    switch(day) 
      {
        case 12 :
          printf("\t12 drummers drumming\n");
        case 11 :
          printf("\t11 pipers piping\n");
        case 10 :
          printf("\t10 lords a leaping\n");
        case 9 :
          printf("\t9 ladies dancing\n");
        case 8 :
          printf("\t8 maids a milding\n");
        case 7 :
          printf("\t7 swans a swimming\n");
        case 6 :
          printf("\t6 geese a laying\n");
        case 5 :
          printf("\t5 GOLDEN RINGS\n");
        case 4 :
          printf("\t4 calling birds\n");
        case 3 :
          printf("\t3 french hens\n");
        case 2 :
          printf("\t2 turtle doves\n");
        case 1 :
          if (day > 1)
            printf("\t...and...\n");
          printf("\ta partrige in a pear tree!\n");
      }

    printf("\nHappy holidays to all on CProgramming!\n");
    return 0;
  }