please help!!!
hello i have been trying to construct a program for about a week now and im having no luck. i have tried many different things and now i am stuck. (im not looking for someone to write the program for but to help me get going because im totally lost at this point)
here is what i got so far:
#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
void help(void);
void smallest(void);
double findSmallest(double s[], int& f, int size);
double sizeOfArray(void);
double getInputs(void);
void display(double array[], double ss, int& freq, int size);
void largest(void);
double findLargest(double s[], int& f, int size);
int main()
{
char menu;
int flag =1;
while(flag == 1)
{
cout << "Help Smallest Largest Quit\n:";
cin >> menu;
switch(menu)
{
case 'h':
case 'H':
help();
break;
case 's':
case 'S':
smallest();
break;
case 'l':
case 'L':
break;
case 'q':
case 'Q':
flag = 0;
cout << "program terminated upon user request\n";
break;
default:
cout << "Wrong choice\n\nPlease make another selection\n";
}
}
return 0;
}
void help(void)
{
cout <<"if the user selects s the program will take the smallest of the numbers entered";
cout <<"if the user selects l the program will take the largest of the numbers entered";
cout <<"if q is chosen the program will quit\n";
return;
}
void smallest(void)
{
cout << "how many values: " << flush;
int size = sizeOfArray();
double values[size];
for ( int i = 0; i < size; ++i)
{
values[i] = getInputs();
}
int frequency = 0;
double smallest = findSmallest(values, frequency, size);
display(values,smallest,frequency,size);
cout << "strike any key to continue";
char ch;
cin >> ch;
}
double sizeOfArray(void)
{
double size;
return size;
}
double getInputs(void)
{
double k;
cout << "input values to be evaluated";
cin >> k;
return k;
}
double findSmallest(double s[], int& f, int size)
{
int smallest;
return smallest;
}
void display(double array[], double ss, int& freq, int size)
{
}
void largest(void)
{
}
double findLargest(double s[], int& f, int size)
{
int largest;
return largest;
}
and here is what is being asked by the teacher:
Upon program execution, the screen will be cleared and the menu shown above will appear at the top of the screen and centered. The menu items are explained below.
Help Smallest Largest Quit
H or h ( for Help ) option will invoke a function named help() which will display a help screen. The help screen(s) should guide the user how to interact with the program, type of data to be entered, and what results would the program produce. Each help screen should remain on the monitor until the user strikes any key. Once the user's input is processed, the screen will be cleared and the menu is displayed again.
S or s ( for Smallest ) option will invoke a function named smallest( ) which will prompt the user for the number of elements of an array of type double to be examined. The program will use a function named sizeOfArray( ), which will read the keyboard, and then returns the number of elements, followed by another prompt to get the actual elements, using the function getInputs( ). The program will then call a function named findSmallest( ) which will compute and return the smallest number in the array, and its frequency of occurrence. The program will then display the array elements, the smallest number, and its frequency of occurrence using a function named display( ), in the format shown below, in the middle of the screen. The output shown is for an array of six elements with an array identifier a. Your array will be different.
a[0] = xxxx.xx
a[1] = xxxx.xx
a[2] = xxxx.xx
a[3] = xxxx.xx
a[4] = xxxx.xx
a[5] = xxxx.xx
Smallest no. = xxxx.xx Frequency = xx
The function prototypes to be used are as follows:
void smallest(void);
double findSmallest(double s[], int& f, int size);
here, s is the array, f is the frequency of occurrence, and size is the current size of the array.
int sizeOfArray(void);
double getInputs(void);
void display(double array[], double ss, int& freq);
The results should stay on the screen with the following prompt which will appear on the lower right hand corner of the screen:
Strike any key to continue...
the second half is exactly the same but to find the largest value. (note i already have the largest function prototypes in the program)
