My array is not working..

my program generate numbers but it does not store it in the array.. what function must i include..

Code:

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

int rndm_array [10];
     
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    unsigned int iseed = (unsigned int)time(NULL);
    srand (iseed);

     int i,idx;
      for (i=1; i<7; i++)
      printf ("Number[%d]= %u\n",
      i, rand () % 40+1,&rndm_array[idx]);
      {
       rndm_array [idx] = i, rand () % 40+1;
      }
      
      for (i=1; i<7; i++)
        {
          printf("\nrandom_array [%d]=",i, rand()%40+1);
          printf("%d\n", rand()%40+1);
        }
  system("PAUSE");
  return 0;
}

 

You're displaying the contents of rndm_array[idx] before you assign it a value. Also lookup the comma operator, because the code "rndm_array[idx]=i, rand()%40+1" might not do what you think it's going to do.

 

in fact, m program is to generate 6 random numbers, zen store the results in the array so that the next the regenerated numbers can be compared to the previous one..

 

What output do you get, and what output did you expect?

 

i did get the generated random numbers but the array did not keep record of any previous generated numbers... it generate some kind of random numbers by itself..

 

Well I can't help if you won't answer my questions.

 

Number[1]=27
Number[2]=9
Number[3]=27
Number[4]=6
Number[5]=19
Number[6]=12

random_array[1]=14

random_array[2]=19

random_array[3]=12

random_array[4]=35

random_array[5]=4

random_array[6]=194

 

last one is 19..

 

Your first printf has too many parameters.

Code:

printf ("Number[%d]= %u\n",
      i, rand () % 40+1,&rndm_array[idx]);

%d prints i, %u prints rand()%40+1, and nothing displays &rndm_array[idx].

You do that in a loop, 7 times, then after the loop ends there is an open brace, and you do

Code:

rndm_array [idx] = i, rand () % 40+1;

which is equivalent to

Code:

rndm_array [idx] = i;

because of the way the comma operator works. This writes the number 8, which is the current value of i, to an undefined location in memory (because idx is undefined) and therefore your program exhibits Undefined Behaviour - the most difficult to find bug of all.

The next loop performs:

Code:

printf("\nrandom_array [%d]=",i, rand()%40+1);

which doesn't access rndm_array at all.