printing char array

I am trying to print a char array with an * between each character. I am getting my input from the user and since I can not determine the length of the string I am unsre how to output the string with the correct number of astricks.

any help is greatly appreciated

strlen will give you the number of characters. Try this:

Code:

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for( int x = 0; x < strlen( myArray ); x++ )
    cout << myArray[x] << "*";
cout << endl;

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Kelly

Hot dog.. That was it. I guess that is what I was supposed to learn out of that exercise. How to use strlen.

I have created 2 other little programs to play with strlen and it is pretty cool.

Thanks alot bud.

It looks like you're not at this point yet, but you could also use
the STL:

Code:

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#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
  char theArray[] = "This is the array";

  copy(&theArray[0], &theArray[strlen(theArray)], ostream_iterator<char>(cout, "*"));
  cout << endl;

  return 0;
}

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Whether the above is easier to understand than the loop
approach is debatable :)

--Paul

Looks a little confusing right now but thanks for the reply..