Question

C++,
http://screencast.com/t/w4bwKnGYBCCK


Do you understand the second half of this exercise ? I am very confused I have to say.

that's my code but this is just the first half of the problem: http://pastebin.com/WnqLDsaM

Answer 1

@zepdrix

Answer 2

Hmm I just started taking C++ this semester c:
So I'm not sure my understanding of the subject is great just yet.

Imma get some food, then I'll stare at the problem for a little bit. :3

Answer 3

ok man its np :D

Answer 4

you must have 26 counters for 26 alphabets,
incrementing the counter when that corresponding alphabet is enetered

Answer 5

I have to declare 26 counters ??

Answer 6

its up to you how u implement it

Answer 7

let me show u an example, input/output

Answer 8

ok

Answer 9

input

```
afjldksjflakjfljasdlfjalkdfjklkasdjflksdjlfjds.
```

Answer 10

output :

```
alphabet counts :
a : 4, s : 5, d : 12, f : 3
g : 1, h : 2, l : 2, k : 2

overall character string :
afjldksjflakjfljasdlfjalkdfjklkasdjflksdjlfjds
```

Answer 11

you're required to output two things :-

1)all NON-ZERO counter values,
2)overall entered string

Answer 12

once u understand the q exactly, writing code for this program is easy....

Answer 13

1)all NON-ZERO counter values,

What's a ZERO value ?

Answer 14

for example, if the user enters below characters :-
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.

Answer 15

all counters except a, are ZERO. you should not output their contents

Answer 16

basically u need to check size of counter,
if its 0, dont print it.

Answer 17

I have to say, that is a horribly written question!

Answer 18

@ganeshie8 you do not need the string or to print it out. All you need is the count of characters and each alpha character.

Answer 19

yup ! make it count, that way it gets simpler and makes more sense

Answer 20

Type in characters. To stop, type in a dot.
qwertyuiop[] HahahahaHha.
a:5 e:1 h:6 i:1
o:1 p:1 q:1 r:1
t:1 u:1 w:1 y:1

Total Characters: 25

NOTE: Counting H and h are different.

Answer 21

But since they only want 26 counters, you must increment h for both h and H.

Answer 22

One large problem I see with this question is that it requires the use of unbuffered input. Otherwise you can't use a dot (full stop/period) to stop the input stream. If they have not taught you about libraries and cross compiler compatibility, that is a pain in the anatomy! It is a non-portable bit of code in many cases.

Answer 23

Can you please help me by telling me if I am going to need to use one of these ? http://screencast.com/t/NOrPthkqRJ3c @e.mccormick

Answer 24

http://pastebin.com/1dT5iHne that's my code so far, but I can honestly say that I am really stuck right now, any tips would be appreciated :/

Answer 25

Well, there are three ways you can do the counters for individual letters that I can think of off the top of my head:

1) A bunch of if statments for each A, a, B, b, and so on.
2) A switch/case setup do A, a, B, b, and so on.
3) An understand of how int and char are related, an ascii table, and math.

Answer 26

I see

Answer 27

Try the following code to see something interesting.
```
int newline = 0;
for (int i = 64; i<127; i++)
{
cout << i << ":" << (char)i << " " ;
newline++;
if (newline%10==0) cout << endl;
}
```

Answer 28

And here is another, related bit of code:
```
int main()
{
int newline = 0;

char test[]="abcxyzABCXYZ";
for (int i = 0; i < 12; i++)
{
cout << "i=" << i;
cout << " t[" << i << "]=" << test[i];
cout << " (int)t[" << i << "]=" << (int)test[i] << " ";
newline++;
if (newline%3==0) cout << endl;
}
return 0;
}
```

Answer 29

Those pieces of code show two things.

1) How to use an int as a char or a char as an int because of the relationship between them.
2) How to add a newline after so many outputs.


Both could be very helpful in letting you do this project.