[JMurray308]

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//This program demonstrates a linerar search to verify lottery numbers present or not //present in ten tickets.   


#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

//function prototypes
int searchList(int [], int, int);
const int SIZE = 10;
const int NUM_ROWS = 2;
const int NUM_COL = 5;

int main()
{   

	int results, value;
	int number[SIZE] = {13579, 26791, 26792, 33445, 55555,62483, 77777, 79422, 85647, 93121};
	//int number;


	results = searchList(number, SIZE, 10);
	cout << "Please enter the ticket number:    " <<endl;

	cin >> value;
	if (results == -1)
		cout << "You did not win the lottery.\n";
	else
	{
		cout << "You won the lottery";
		cout << (results + 1) << ".\n";
	}
	return 0;
}




int searchList(int list[], int size, int value)
{
	int index = 0;
	int position = -1;
	bool found = false;

	while (index < size && !found)
	{
		if(list[index] == value)
		{
			found = true;
			position = index;
		}
		index++;
	}
	return position;
}

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This post has been edited by GunnerInc: 12 September 2012 - 06:10 PM
Reason for edit:: added code tags

[GunnerInc]

Instead of closing, I will do some prodding....

What results do you expect? What results are you getting?

[JMurray308]

GunnerInc, on 12 September 2012 - 06:11 PM, said:

Instead of closing, I will do some prodding....

What results do you expect? What results are you getting?

I entered the right numbers to win the lottery and my results say I did not win the lottery???
I should have won the lottery according to my code. I think my situation is faulting in the entry of the
chance value for a winner. I can not find out how to enter a value other than cin as i have it.

[sepp2k]

Note that you never use the variable input after storing the user input in it. So clearly the behavior of the program will be the same, no matter what the user enters.

[Skydiver]

On line 23, you search the list for the number 10, and record the success or failure of that operation in the variable results. Later in lines 27-34, you report the results of the search. Since 10 is not in the list of winning numbers, of course it will report that you lost.

I think that sepp2k meant to say variable value.

This post has been edited by Skydiver: 12 September 2012 - 06:49 PM