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Old 10-20-2009
Power C++ inputting multiple strings

Hi All,

We've been given the exercise below and I'm stumbling at the first block because we have to take in 20 student names and I don't know how to store them! Smilie

I know that I can create (initialize) 20 different char arrays but this seems wrong somehow...

What's the best way to store these string inputs?

Thanks, p.

Quote:
Design, code and test a program, which accepts the names and examination marks
of 20 students, determine the grade for each student [Distinction (70 to 100), a
Merit (55 to 69), a Pass (45 to 54) fail (below 45). And displays the students’
names, their marks and grades. The output should look like:
Code:
Name Mark Grade
===== ===== =====
Sam 78 Distinction
Joe 54 Pass
………..


3. The attempts at a solution (include all code and scripts):

Code:
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <string.h>
using namespace std;

int main ()
{
	char aName[15];
	int aMark[15], iIndex;
	char cName;

	cout << "Enter Name and Mark: " << endl;

	for (iIndex = 0; iIndex < 15; iIndex++)
	{
		cout << "Enter Name: ";
		cin >> aName;


	}

	// test output
	for (iIndex = 0; iIndex < 6; iIndex++)
	{
		cout << "Name Array output: " << aName[iIndex] << endl;
		cout << "Mark Array output: " << aMark[iIndex] << endl;
	}

	return 0;
}

(obviously the above doesn't work...)



4. School (University) and Course Number:

Farnborough Tech - UK (C++ practitioners diploma)... Note this is NOT coursework it's just one of the examples we're given to work thru...

Thanks!
# 2  
Old 10-20-2009
Quick and dirty hint:


Code:
#include <iostream>
#include <string.h>
using namespace std;

struct student {
	char name[80];
	int mark;
} grade[20];


int main ()
{

	int i;
	
	for (i = 0; i < 20 ; i++)
	{
	
		cout << "Student name" << endl;
		cin >> grade[i].name;
		cout << "Mark: " << endl;
		cin >> grade[i].mark;
	}
	
}

# 3  
Old 10-20-2009
Ooh I thought structs may help but I haven't used them yet - I'll have a play with this and let you know how I get on Smilie

Thanks! Smilie

---------- Post updated at 04:41 PM ---------- Previous update was at 04:09 PM ----------

Sorted! Smilie

Thanks for your help jp2542a!

Here's my final code:

Code:
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <string.h>
using namespace std;

struct student {
	char name[80];
	int mark;
	char gradeText[12];
} grade[5];


int main ()
{

	int i;
	
	for (i = 0; i < 5 ; i++)
	{
	
		cout << "Student name (" << i << ") ";
		cin >> grade[i].name;
		cout << "Mark: ";
		cin >> grade[i].mark;

		if ( grade[i].mark <= 100 && grade[i].mark >= 70 )
		{
		
			strcpy(grade[i].gradeText, "Distinction");

		} else if ( grade[i].mark <= 69 && grade[i].mark >= 55 ) {

			strcpy(grade[i].gradeText, "Merit");

		} else if ( grade[i].mark <= 54 && grade[i].mark >= 45 ) {

			strcpy(grade[i].gradeText, "Pass");

		} else {

			strcpy(grade[i].gradeText, "Fail");

		}

	}

	cout << endl;
	cout << "\t\tName\t\tMark\t\tGrade" << endl;
	cout << "\t\t====\t\t====\t\t=====" << endl;

	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++)
	{
	
		cout << "\t\t" << grade[i].name << "\t\t" << grade[i].mark << "\t\t" << grade[i].gradeText << endl;

	}
	
	return 0;
}

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