How Can I Correctly Sort and Output Arrays from a Single File in C++?

In summary, the problem is that the code does not properly group the numbers into odd, even and negative groups.
  • #1
kahless2005
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The Problem (from the handout, word for word):
Write a program that reads a list of integers from the file "numbers.in" into an array, which I will call numbers. Then sort the numbers into 3 groups, a group of odd numbers, a group of even numbers, and a group of negative numbers, use an array to hold the numbers in each group. Finally, you are to output the three groups per the example below. There could be up to 150 numbers in the file numbers.in, which is located in the folder:


My Code ( no functions):
Code:
# include <iostream>
# include <cmath>
# include <fstream>
# include <iomanip>
using namespace std;
const int MAX = 150;
int main ()
{
    cout << "Lab 8\t\t\tKevin O'Grady\n\n";
	ifstream fin("numbers.in");
	if(fin.fail())
	{
		cerr << "Error opening input file. \n\n";
		exit(1);
	}
	ofstream fout("lab8a.out");
	if(fout.fail())
	{
		cerr << "Error opening output file.\n\n";
		exit(1);
	}
    int even[MAX];
    int odd[MAX];
    int negative[MAX];
    int numbers[MAX];
    int index;
    int spotneg = 0;
    int spoteve = 0;
    int spotod = 0;
    fout << "Lab 8\t\t\tKevin O'Grady\n\n";
    fout << "This program sorts numbers into odd, even and negative groups. \n"
         << "The arrays are: \n"
         << setw(5) << "Even"
         << setw(5) << "Odd"
         << setw(10) << "Negative" << endl;
    fin >> numbers[index];
    while (!fin.fail() && index < MAX)
    {
          if (numbers[index] < 0)
          {
             numbers[index] = negative[spotneg];
             spotneg++;
          }
          else if (numbers[index]% 2 == 0)
          {
             numbers[index] = even[spoteve];
             spoteve++;
          }
          else
          {
             numbers[index] = odd[spotod];
             spotod++;
          }
          fout << setw(5) << even[index]
               << setw(5) << odd[index]
               << setw(10) << negative[index] << endl;
          fin >> numbers[index++];
    }
    fin.close();
    fout.close();
    system ("pause");
    return 0;
}

Where am I going wrong?
 
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  • #2
1. You need to initialize "index", something like "int index = 0;" would be fine.
2. I don't think it is a good idea to group the numbers and write onto file in the same loop. Group first and write later.
3. The use of "even[index]", "odd[index]" and "negative[index]" will all return garbage since "index" is not the proper index for the three arrays.
 
  • #3
when you assign values into variables, it should read:

negative[spotneg] = numbers[index];

not the other way around (you aren't putting values from negative[] into numbers[], you want to sort the negative ones from numbers[] into negative[]
 
  • #4
Thanks to both of you!

I was also told that my reference to index in the loop should be index-1, where would I put that?
 
  • #5
kahless2005 said:
I was also told that my reference to index in the loop should be index-1, where would I put that?

I am not sure what you meant by that.
 

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