Hey David, good job. Wainaina
Hey David, good job. Wainaina. I need to talk to you. [email protected]
#include <stdio.h>/* C Standard Input and Output Library*/ #define array_size 1000 /* Constant size of the array to be used in storage of strings that makes up the dictionary*/ /* Variable declarations */ char dictionary_array[array_size][20]={"david", "enoch", "cheese", "donkey", "orange", "banana", "child", "globe", "family", "aeroplane", "vehicle", "shell", "plant", "treatment"}; char word_to_be_searched[20], *pointer_dictionary_array, *pointer_word_to_be_searched, loop_program_character; int counter; /* Prototyping of functions*/ char* search_dictionary_for_word(char *pointer_dictionary_array, char *pointer_word_to_be_searched); char* add_word_in_dictionary (char *pointer_dictionary_array, char *pointer_word_to_be_searched); int main() /* The main method*/ { /* Brief details on the screen about the program*/ printf(" /*************************************************************************\n * Mureithi David Wachira *\n * P15/2204/2011 *\n * *\n * University of Nairobi *\n * School of Computing & Informatics *\n * *\n * Course: PROGRAMMING AND PROBLEM SOLVING (CSC 121) *\n * Date: Tuesday 02nd April 2013 *\n * *\n * A program that searches for a word in a *\n * dictionary. *\n * - Create a small dictionary of strings *\n * - Not in order *\n * - Create an interface for user to search *\n * for a word in the dictionary *\n * *\n * If the word is not found, the word is added to *\n * the dictionary. *\n * The dictionary has 1000 words (English/Swahili) *\n * *\n *************************************************************************/\n"); do { counter=0; printf("Please enter the word to be searched :\n"); /* Prompt to instruct use to enter the string to be searched*/ search_dictionary_for_word(dictionary_array, word_to_be_searched); printf("\n------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nDo you want to search for another word? \nPress Y to continue or any other \nto exit : "); } while (loop_program_character=='y'||loop_program_character=='Y'); return 0;/* An indication that the program runs successfully*/ } /* The end of the main method*/ char* search_dictionary_for_word(char *pointer_dictionary_array, char *pointer_word_to_be_searched) { while (*pointer_dictionary_array!='\0') /* Until the end of array character is encountered*/ { if ((strcmp(pointer_dictionary_array, pointer_word_to_be_searched))==0) //&&(strlen(pointer_dictionary_array)!=strlen(pointer_word_to_be_searched)) &&(*pointer_dictionary_array-*pointer_word_to_be_searched!=0)) { printf("\nThe word \"%s\" is in the dictionary at position %d\n",word_to_be_searched, pointer_dictionary_array); /* Ouput to the screen to show that the two strigns are equal*/ return 0; } else { printf("Searched for \"%3s\" but found \"%3s\" %-5s\t\t%5d\n", word_to_be_searched, pointer_dictionary_array, " at position", pointer_dictionary_array); counter = counter+1; pointer_dictionary_array= &dictionary_array[counter][0]; /* Pointer moves to the next index of the array of characters (string)*/ } } add_word_in_dictionary (dictionary_array, word_to_be_searched); /* Calling the function add_word_in_dictionary() */ return pointer_dictionary_array; } char* add_word_in_dictionary (char *pointer_dictionary_array, char *pointer_word_to_be_searched) { pointer_dictionary_array=&dictionary_array[counter][0]; printf("\nThe word \"%s\" has not been found in the dictionary but has been added \nin the dictionary at position %d\n",pointer_word_to_be_searched, pointer_dictionary_array); return pointer_dictionary_array; } <c>
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