user input to 2d array

Hi all I hope someone can help.

im trying to take a users inputs from dos such as product and prices and put them into a 2d array then output that array of prices and products after they have finished entering say 10 of them..

very confusing and I cant seem to get it to work at the moment, if anyone has some tips that won't go to far over my head that would be great.

cheers

Dirk

Unless the product is a float you used use a struct.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

typedef struct
{
char product[100];
float price;
} Input;

int main (int argc, char *argv[])
{
int i;
int NUMBER_OF_INPUTS = 3;
Input input[NUMBER_OF_INPUTS];
float price;

for (i=0; i < NUMBER_OF_INPUTS; ++i)
{

fprintf (stdout, "Enter a product: ");
fscanf (stdin, "%s", input[i].product);
fflush(stdin);

fprintf (stdout, "Enter a price: ");
fscanf (stdin, "%f", &input[i].price);
fflush(stdin);
}
for (i=0; i<NUMBER_OF_INPUTS; ++i)
{
fprintf (stdout, "%s:$%.2f\n", input[i].product,input[i].price);
}

return 0;

}

Thanks, i get a compile error with that and its a little over my head, but thanks for the reply anyways.

What's the compile error? I'm working on Linux with gcc.

Just to let you know, the code works fine for me. I'm on Windows (EGH!) with gcc (MinGW).

TIP: DON'T enter a dollar sign before your price value.

Does it just look bad or does that cause a compile/run error?

I get an error on line 14, I have given up trying to enter into a 2d array, cause i hjave had no joy and apparently its not necessary so i am just trying to take a users input and enter it into an array of string.

the problem is incrementing the array position on the next input.

I have been trying something like this:


int main()
{
int amount, count, i, j;
float gst = 0, total = 0;
char prodarray[100]; //array to hold product name
char pricearray[100]; //array to hold prices
cout<<"\n Enter the number of products you have please. MAX 10 \n";
cin>>amount;

while (amount <= 0 || amount > 10)
{ amount = 0;
cout<<"\n INVALID. Your entry must be between 1 - 10 \n";
cin>>amount;
cin.ignore(1);

}

for(count=1; count<=amount;count++)
{ cout<<"\n enter the product NAME \n";
cin.getline(prodarray,100);
cout<<"\n You entered "<<prodarray;
}

edited