Thread: What am I missing here? (c programming)

i can't find word , hint messing up. here's code:

code:

if (num_players != 0)  {    word = get_word(num_players, player_turn);    word_length = strlen(word);    correct_guesses = (char *) malloc( word_length + 1 );      hint = get_hint(num_players);  }  else    exit(exit_success);    /* erase correct_guesses & wrong_guesses */  (int = 0; < word_length; i++ )    correct_guesses[i] = '-';  correct_guesses[word_length] = '\0';    (int = 0; < incorrect_tries; i++ )    wrong_guesses[i] = ' ';  wrong_guesses[incorrect_tries] = '\0';    wg = wrong_guesses;    /* game... repeats until player has guessed word or has reached  	incorrect_tries - 7 incorrect tries completes hangman */  for(;;)  {    clrscrn();    draw_hangman(num_wrong_guesses);    printf("hint: %s\n", hint);    printf("word: %s\n", correct_guesses);    printf("incorrect tries: %s\n", wrong_guesses);

if printf("hint: %s", word); , same hint after word = get_word(num_players, player_turn); (same hint), prints fine.

lower, when print inside for(; doesn't. word_length gets set 2. i'm guessing because word , hint pointers, not actual word-arrays. please confirm me?

so... in clearer fashion... 2 questions:
word_length set 2 because word pointer?
why word , hint print out fine after being initialized, not print out correctly inside for(; loop?

posted kevinharper

i can't find word , hint messing up. here's code:

code:

if (num_players != 0)  {    word = get_word(num_players, player_turn);    word_length = strlen(word);    correct_guesses = (char *) malloc( word_length + 1 );      hint = get_hint(num_players);  }  else    exit(exit_success);    /* erase correct_guesses & wrong_guesses */  (int = 0; < word_length; i++ )    correct_guesses[i] = '-';  correct_guesses[word_length] = '\0';    (int = 0; < incorrect_tries; i++ )    wrong_guesses[i] = ' ';  wrong_guesses[incorrect_tries] = '\0';    wg = wrong_guesses;    /* game... repeats until player has guessed word or has reached  	incorrect_tries - 7 incorrect tries completes hangman */  for(;;)  {    clrscrn();    draw_hangman(num_wrong_guesses);    printf("hint: %s\n", hint);    printf("word: %s\n", correct_guesses);    printf("incorrect tries: %s\n", wrong_guesses);

if printf("hint: %s", word); , same hint after word = get_word(num_players, player_turn); (same hint), prints fine.

lower, when print inside for(; doesn't. word_length gets set 2. i'm guessing because word , hint pointers, not actual word-arrays. please confirm me?

so... in clearer fashion... 2 questions:
word_length set 2 because word pointer?
why word , hint print out fine after being initialized, not print out correctly inside for(; loop?

i think have supply whole program.

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