Array of pointers

[wtd]

And yet, still no indentation in the main function.

Also, when you use indentation, use it consistently. Don't indent with two spaces in some places and three in another.

[Tubs]

c:

#include <stdio.h> int guessing (char target[5], char prev[25], char *cg); void display (char guessed[25], char solved[5]); int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {   int guesses, status, i, j;   char guessed[26], word[6] = {'d', 'o', 'n', 'k', 'e', 'y'} , solved[6];   char current_guess;   printf ("HANGMAN:\n");   for (i = 0; i < 26; ++i)   {      guessed[i]= '*';   }   for (i = 0; i < 6; ++i)   {      solved[i] = '-';   }   printf ("How many guesses would you like to have> ");   scanf ("%d", &guesses);   printf ("\n");   for (i = 0; i <= guesses; ++i)   {      display(guessed, solved);      status = guessing(word, guessed, &current_guess);      for (j = 0; j < 6; j++)      {         if (status == i)         {            printf ("You got the letter %c!\n", word[i]);            solved[i] = word[i];         }      }       if (status == 6)         printf ("That letter is incorrect, try again!\n");       else if (status == 7)         printf ("That letter has already been guessed, try again!\n");   }   printf ("\n");   printf ("");   system ("pause");   return 0; } int guessing (char target[5], char prev[25], char *cg) {   char letter;   int j, i, char_code;   printf ("Guess a letter:> ");   scanf ("% c", letter);   char_code = (int)letter;   for (i = 0; i < 26; i++)   {      if (char_code == prev[i])         return 7;   }   if (letter == 'd')      return 0;   else if (letter == 'o')      return 1;   else if (letter == 'n')      return 2;   else if (letter == 'k')      return 3;   else if (letter = 'e')      return 4;   else if (letter == 'y')      return 5;   else      return 6; } void display (char guessed[25], char solved[5]) {   int i;   printf ("You have used the letters: ");   for (i = 0; i <= 25; ++i)   {      printf ("%c", guessed[i]);   }   printf ("\n");   printf ("The word so far is: ");   for (i = 0; i <= 5; ++i)   {      printf ("%c", solved[5]);   }   printf ("\n"); }

I didn't see any places where I incremented incorrectly

[wtd]

c:

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {   int guesses, status, i, j;   char guessed[26], word[6] = {'d', 'o', 'n', 'k', 'e', 'y'} , solved[6];   char current_guess;   printf ("HANGMAN:\n");   for (i = 0; i < 26; ++i)   {      guesse

Notice how when you indent the contents of the function, you use two spaces? You do that consistently, which is good, but...

When you get to something like the for loop, you indent 3 spaces.

[Tubs]

Ah ok. So now that the indenting issue is out of the way, any ideas on where the logic error(s) is?

[wtd]

Well, one error at a time.

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c:

scanf ("% c", letter);

The space between "%" and "c" will cause a problem, as will the fact that you are using "letter", which passes the value of the variable, rather than "&letter", which passes a pointer to that variable.

[Tubs]

I was told to do that to bypass some logic error that occurs when the return key is hit before the scanf, and the value for return is used in place of the letter.

[Tubs]

In fact, it happens right here. After you enter the amount of guesses you want, it records the return as the letter you want to guess.

[Tubs]

I put the space in the wrong spot.

[Tubs]

Ok, I think I caught all of them. I will post the program once its done

[Tubs]

Ok, here is #1 done. Game of life next ... Thank you so much for your help wtd

[[Gandalf]]

It would help if you didn't make 5 consecutive posts . You should know well enough there is an edit button, and that posts like "I will post the program once its done" are not neccessary.

[[Gandalf]]

Well, silly me, there is no edit button! Still, limit your posts to important things.

I don't like this idea of no 'edit' button in help forums, it really causes more trouble than it solves (afaik).

[md]

Why is there no edit button?! Tony... I blame tony...

[wtd]

Hopefully you realize that an executable tells me precisely squat.

[Tubs]

wtd wrote:

Hopefully you realize that an executable tells me precisely squat.

Yes I do It was just to show off.