help with basics

My task is to get the user to input a poem and then output it backwards(line by line). As a beginner i havent a clue where to start. The following are required to be in the code, the function getchar, if the user enters too many bytes more memory has to be allocated using pointers to pointers, check for null pointer, and reallocate more memory if there isn't enough. Therefore a code using C++ and also using getchar, malloc, realloc and print out the poem backwards. Where do i start, can anybody help me please!!!!!!!!!!!

Instead of malloc, realloc, why not use std::vector and std::string? The C++ standard library shall simplify your task. Bask in it's warmth.

Code:

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#include <vector>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>

/* ... */

std::vector <std::string> v;

/* ... */

std::ifstream i("poem.txt");
/* ... */

// get a line from the file
char buf[256];

i.getline(buf,256,'\n');
v.push_back(std::string(buf));

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Things must be different here in Ireland so rmullen3, but that was the assignment i was given by our computers lecturer in uni. Im only a first year and really havent a clue. Do you know anything bout doing it using malloc and realloc etc. Here's my attempt but there is a lot of error's. Can you see what i'm at!!!!
It probably dosent make sense but the standard libraries are declared at the top for strings, pointers and cout.

#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
#include<stdlib.h>


int getline(char line[],int max);

main()
{
int nch = 0;
int c;
max = 20


while((c = getchar*()) !=EOF)
{
if(c=='\n')
break;

if(nch<max-1)
{
line[nch] = c;
nch = nch + 1;
}
}
if(c==EOF&& nch ==0)
return EOF;

line[nch] = '\0';
return nch;
}


{
char *temp_line_ptr;
char *line_ptr;
char **poem_ptr;
char **temp_poem_ptr;

printf("Enter a line of a poem\n",nch);

char *temp_line_ptr = nch;
len = malloc(strlen(*temp_line_ptr)+1);
strcpy(line_ptr,temp_line_ptr);

line_ptr = malloc(sizeof(CHAR)*len);
if(line_ptr == NULL)
{
printf("out of memory\n");
return
}

poem_ptr = malloc(sizeof(char*))
*poem_ptr = line_ptr;

while(getline(line,CHAR) != EOF)
{

*line_ptr = &temp_line_ptr;
**temp_poem_ptr = &poem_ptr;
}

temp_poem_ptr = realloc(poem_ptr,sizeof(char*));
if(temp_poem_ptr !=NULL)
{
line_ptr = temp_poem _ptr;
}
else
{
printf("out of memory\n");
}

*poem_ptr = line_ptr;

printf("\n,line_ptr)

free(line_ptr)

line_ptr = NULL;

}

This is the <out of range> time i have noticed i have to notice
this, USE CODE TAGS.

What do you mean by code tags, we probably have a different name for them. Can you show me an example and how it would be appropriate for my code. CHEERS!!!!!

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Originally posted by pwbtech
What do you mean by code tags, we probably have a different name for them. Can you show me an example and how it would be appropriate for my code. CHEERS!!!!!

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I lost the link at the moment but put a 'code' between [] where
the code starts and a '/code' between [] where it ends.

will you have a look at my new thread, its explained a little better there.

Quote:

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Originally posted by pwbtech
What do you mean by code tags, we probably have a different name for them. Can you show me an example and how it would be appropriate for my code. CHEERS!!!!!

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I sent you a PM hours ago giving you links to the FAQ, rules, code tag information, etc.