34 lines
889 B
C++
34 lines
889 B
C++
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// strgback.cpp -- a function that returns a pointer to char
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#include <iostream>
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char * buildstr(char c, int n); // prototype
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int main()
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{
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using namespace std;
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int times;
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char ch;
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cout << "Enter a character: ";
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cin >> ch;
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cout << "Enter an integer: ";
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cin >> times;
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char *ps = buildstr(ch, times);
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cout << ps << endl;
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delete [] ps; // free memory
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ps = buildstr('+', 20); // reuse pointer
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cout << ps << "-DONE-" << ps << endl;
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delete [] ps; // free memory
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// cin.get();
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// cin.get();
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return 0;
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}
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// builds string made of n c characters
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char * buildstr(char c, int n)
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{
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char * pstr = new char[n + 1];
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pstr[n] = '\0'; // terminate string
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while (n-- > 0)
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pstr[n] = c; // fill rest of string
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return pstr;
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}
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