[sicwithstiX]

Hello
I am extremely new to C++ and currently taking it for my Computer Engineering degree. I have an assignment i've been working on and was wondering if anyone could help me out. I know I am having problems with making my functions and passing my functions. The program is pretty simple. Please, any help would be great-fast!
Thanks

/************************************************************************
* 
*
* Assignment: Week 6 Grade Arrays
*
* Write a program that asks the user how many students 
* to process, then reads in the scores for two items, u
* an exam score and lab average, for that many students, 
* then calculates and displays a table of the students’ 
* grade information. 
*
* Filename: gradeArray.cpp
*
* Input: Numeric menu items from the keyboard
*
* Output: Table of entered scores and calculated grades
*
**************************************************************************/
#include<iostream>
#include<iomanip>
#define MAX_STUDENTS 20 //sets a default value that can be used for initializing the arrays
using namespace std;
int getStudentCount(); 
int getExamScores(int, double[]); 
int getLabScores(int,double[]); 
int calculatePointGrades(double[], double[], int, double[]);
int calculateLetterGrades(double[],char[], int); 
int showGradeData(double[],double[],char[], double[],int); 
double arrayExamAve(int, double[]); 
double arrayLabAve(int, double[]); 
void arrayPointGrades(char[], double[], int);
char arrayLetterGrades(double[]);
// Declare functions here, include the necessary parameters here and in the actual functions below.
// (once the function prototypes are created, the main()
// function can be moved back to the top of the code.)
// Declare the arrays here
void main() // controls program sequence (can be moved back to the top once the function parameters are defined.)
{
double numStudents = getStudentCount();
cout << "You entered: " << numStudents <<" Students!" <<endl;
//getStudentCount(numStudents);
getExamScores(numStudents,arrayExamAve);
//getLabScores(numStudents,arrayLabAve[lScores]);
//calculatePointGrades(arrayLabAve[lScores],arrayExamAve[eScores],getStudentCount,arrayPointGrades[grades]);
//calculateLetterGrades(arrayPointGrades[grades],arrayLetterGrades[grades],getStudentCount);
//showGradeData(arrayExamAve[eScores],arrayLabAve[lScores],arrayLetterGrades[grades],arrayPointGrades[grades],getStudentCount);
cout<<"processing has completed in main()"<<endl;// this statement is used for intial test and debugging
cin.ignore(2);
}
 
int getStudentCount()// Ask for and store the number of students from user
{
int numStudents= 0;
cout << "Please enter the number of students: ";
cin >> numStudents;
cout << endl;// this statement is used for intial test and debugging
return numStudents; // returns the user entered number of students to main
}
 
int getExamScores(int numStudents, double arrayExamAve)// Gets exam scores from user, loads the array
{
cout << "Please enter the exam grades for each student:";
for (int eScores = 0; eScores <= numStudents; eScores++) 
{
cin >> arrayExamAve[eScores];
cout << endl;// this statement is used for intial test and debugging
return 0; // returns no values to main
}
}
 
 
int getLabScores(int numStudents,double arrayLabAve[])// Gets lab scores from user, loads the array
{
cout<<"Please enter the lab scores for each student:";
for (int lScores = 0; lScores <= numStudents; lScores++)
{
cin >> arrayLabAve[lScores];
cout << endl;// this statement is used for intial test and debugging
return 0; // returns no values to main
}
}
 
int calculatePointGrades(double arrayLabAve[], double arrayExamAve[], int getStudentCount,double arrayPointGrades[] )// Calculates the student's numeric grade, loads the point grade array
{ 
// int grade=0;
// int sum=0;
// int pointGrade=0;
// for (sum = 0; sum <= numStudents; sum++)
// { sum = arrayLabAve[] + arrayExamAve[];
// pointGrade = sum/2;
// cin >> arrayPointGrades[grade];
// cout << endl;
// }
// 
//// this statement is used for intial test and debugging
//return; // returns no values to main
}
 
int calculateLetterGrades(double arrayPointGrades[],char arrayLetterGrades[], int getStudentCount)// Determines the student's letter grade, loads the array
{ 
char A,B,C,D,F;
int grade;
arrayPointGrades[grade];
if (grade >= 90)
cout << 'A';
else if (grade >= 80)
cout << 'B';
else if (grade >= 70)
cout << 'C';
else if (grade >= 60)
cout << 'D';
else
cout << 'F' << endl;
cin >> arrayLetterGrades[grade];
return 0;
// this statement is used for intial test and debugging
// returns no values to main
} 
 
//void showGradeData(double arrayExamAve[],double arrayLabAve[],char arrayLetterGrades[], double arrayPointGrades[],int getStudentCount )// Prints a table of the student's scores and grades from the arrays
//{ 
// cout << arrayExamAve[eScores] << arrayLabAve[lScores] << arrayLetterGrades[grades] << arrayPointGrades[grades];
// cout <<endl;// this statement is used for intial test and debugging
// // returns no values to main
//}
 
double arrayExamAve(int numStudents,double arrayExamAve[]) // Averages the student's numeric exam grades from the array
{ 
int eScores=0;
int sum=0;
double ave=0;
for (sum = 0; sum <= numStudents; sum++)
{ sum = sum + arrayExamAve[eScores];
ave = sum/numStudents;
}
// this statement is used for intial test and debugging
return ave; // returns average exam score to main
}
 
double arrayLabAve(int numStudents,double arrayLabAve[])// Averages the student's numeric lab grades from the array
{ 
int lScores=0;
int sum=0; 
double aveg=0;
for (sum = 0; sum <= numStudents; sum++)
{ sum = sum + arrayLabAve[lScores];
aveg = sum/numStudents;
}
// this statement is used for intial test and debugging
return aveg; // returns average lab score to main
}
void arrayLetterGrades(char [5], double arrayPointGrades[], int grades)
{
}
//double arrayPointGrades[double grades]
//{
//
// return arrayPointGrades[grades];
//
//}

[xpi0t0s]

Please use code blocks when posting code. The formatting is preserved, making it easier to read.

What is going wrong? I can't see your screen from here or read your mind. Are you getting compiler errors?
Or does it build and you get runtime errors?

At getExamScores(numStudents,arrayExamAve);
I get the error
cannot convert parameter 2 from 'double (__cdecl *)(int,double [])' to 'double []'
(compiling in Visual Studio 2008)

Checking definitions:
int getExamScores(int, double[]);

but
double arrayExamAve(int, double[]);

so arrayExamAve is a function, not an array of doubles. It doesn't return an array of doubles either, so the solution
isn't to pass in the return value, i.e.
getExamScores(numStudents,arrayExamAve());

So what exactly do you want to pass in to getExamScores? (Hint: it needs to be a variable. But you don't seem to have any defined.)


Another problem:
int getExamScores(int, double[]);
int getExamScores(int numStudents, double arrayExamAve)// Gets exam scores from user, loads the array

The prototype must match the definition. Is the second parameter a double or an array of doubles?

[sicwithstiX]

Hello

Yes it is giving me compiler errors, mainly:

error C2664: 'getExamScores' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'int (__cdecl *)(void)' to 'int'
1> There is no context in which this conversion is possible

I know my main issue is setting up the array functions and then passing information to them and displaying them. Basically I have the main function that calls each function to it for display. There are basically 4 arrays that will be stacked side by side to show the student number in one column, the exam grade, the lab grade, the letter, etc.

Our teacher isn't really giving us much. Students with questions are just directed back to the book....

Anyways, I can't see your

[virxen]

1) first of all is int main()

2)when you ask the number of students you must validate input.
if input is less than 1 or above max students you have problem

so i changed your function into this

int getStudentCount(){// Ask for and store the number of students from user
    int numStudents= 0;
    while (numStudents<1 || numStudents>MAX_STUDENTS){
        cout << "Please enter the number of students: ";
        cin >> numStudents;
    }
    cout << endl;// this statement is used for intial test and debugging
    return numStudents; // returns the user entered number of students to main
}

3) you have this line in your code
double numStudents = getStudentCount();
since the getStudentCount() returns an int value the correct is

..........
int main(){ // controls program sequence (can be moved back to the top once the function parameters are defined.)
    int numStudents = getStudentCount();
    cout << "You entered: " << numStudents <<" Students!" <<endl;
......

4) int getExamScores(int, double[]);
your function does not return a value so declare this as void

void getExamScores(int, double[]);

5)

Quote:

int getExamScores(int numStudents, double arrayExamAve)// Gets exam scores from user, loads the array
{
cout << "Please enter the exam grades for each student:";
for (int eScores = 0; eScores <= numStudents; eScores++)
{
cin >> arrayExamAve[eScores];
cout << endl;// this statement is used for intial test and debugging
return 0; // returns no values to main
}
}

in the above function there are a lot of serious mistakes.
-you use return 0; inside the for loop so the loop executes always only 1 time.
-you do not show any messages for what the user must enter
-you want the values entered to be returned to main() so you want a pointer to an array
-you use as an array name a function's name
-in the for loop you have <=numStudents which is wrong because you start
counting from 0.

the correct would be

void getExamScores(int numStudents, double *arrayExam){// Gets exam scores from user, loads the array
    cout << "Please enter the exam grades for each student:"<< endl;
    for (int eScores = 0; eScores <numStudents; eScores++){
        cout<<"student "<<eScores+1<<" grade=";
        cin >> arrayExam[eScores];
        cout << endl;// this statement is used for intial test and debugging
    }
}

and in main() you must declare an appropriate array to store data

...........
int main(){ // controls program sequence (can be moved back to the top once the function parameters are defined.)
    int numStudents = getStudentCount();
    cout << "You entered: " << numStudents <<" Students!" <<endl;
    double arrayExam[numStudents];
    getExamScores(numStudents,arrayExam);
//and if you want to check the values(grades) entered add this 3 lines to your code
    for (int i=0;i<numStudents;i++)
        cout<<arrayExam[i]<<" ";//in order to check values inserted
        cout<<endl;
...........

[virxen]

void getLabScores(int,double[]);

is the same with
void getExamScores(int,double[]);

just change Exam to Lab in all occurences.

.............
int main(){ // controls program sequence (can be moved back to the top once the function parameters are defined.)
    int numStudents = getStudentCount();
    cout << "You entered: " << numStudents <<" Students!" <<endl;
    double arrayExam[numStudents];
    getExamScores(numStudents,arrayExam);
    double arrayLab[numStudents];
    getLabScores(numStudents,arrayLab);
........

Quote:

Our teacher isn't really giving us much. Students with questions are just directed back to the book....

now with this in mind do the rest by yourself.
no more excuses!!ok?