How do I create a deck of cards in C

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Ok, so I have the data type'card' created :

Objective-C

//Data Type "Card"

typedef enum suit 
{
	Club, Spade, Heart, Diamond
} Suit;

typedef enum rank 
{
	Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Jack, Queen, King, Ace 
} Rank ;

struct card
{
Suit c_suit;
Rank c_rank;
} Card;

But now I need to create a deck of cards that can support any number of cards(52,104, 156, etc..). I'm not sure how to do this but I need it for my shuffle function to work.

What I have tried:

Objective-C

struct deck
{
	Card * 52;
} Deck;

But 100% not rigt

Posted 23-Nov-16 4:52am

Member 12864130

Updated 23-Nov-16 7:30am

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[no name] 23-Nov-16 11:10am

http://www.codeproject.com/Questions/1157159/Need-help-with-a-C-project

Richard MacCutchan 23-Nov-16 12:19pm

You already asked this question and are clearly struggling. May I suggest you find a somewhat simpler project to learn C on.

Member 12864130 23-Nov-16 13:07pm

I would only it is a project due 2moro for college and everyone is struggling on it

jeron1 23-Nov-16 13:19pm

'2moro'? really?

Richard MacCutchan 23-Nov-16 13:56pm

Then I suggest you talk to your professor about all the aspects of this problem that he/she has not explained to you.

Member 12864130 23-Nov-16 14:01pm

Yes really!.
He can't help us with this one

Dave Kreskowiak 23-Nov-16 17:26pm

He was commenting on your use of "2moro". It really makes you look childish. You've got 101 keys in front of you. Use them.

If your project is due tomorrow, you're in really deep trouble because you're not even 1 quarter of the way done with it and you're struggling on the easy part.

The reason you, and everyone else in the class, go to the prof with problems like this is because he will get the idea that he needs to help everyone and maybe scale the problem back a bit. Posting all the questions here doesn't really help you with your deadline.

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2016-11-23T05:14:00

Solution 1

Try:

C++

card Deck[52];

You then access each card via an index:

C++

card topCard = Deck[0];
card bottomCard = Deck[51];

(once you've filled it with suitable instances, that is!)

Posted 23-Nov-16 5:14am

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Member 12864130 23-Nov-16 11:21am

Where abouts should I put this in my code? And what do you mean by suitable instances?

OriginalGriff 23-Nov-16 11:28am

Where do you want to use it? :laugh:
When you create an array of cards, it doesn't populate it with "all different" ones - you need to set it up so it has 13 spades, 13 clubs, 13 diamonds, and 13 hearts, each of which suits has an ace, a two, a three, ...
Each different card is "an instance" and is independent of all the others.
If you think of a real deck, it has 52 instances of different cards - the computer model is just the same.

Patrice T · Answer 2 · 2016-11-23T07:30:00

2 of your classmate have already asked the same question with same source code, you should team.

We do not do your HomeWork.
HomeWork is not set to test your skills at begging other people to do your work, it is set to make you think and to help your teacher to check your understanding of the courses you have taken and also the problems you have at applying them.
Any failure of you will help your teacher spot your weaknesses and set remedial actions.
So, give it a try, reread your lessons and start working. If you are stuck on a specific problem, show your code and explain this exact problem, we might help.

As programmer, your job is to create algorithms that solve specific problems and you can't rely on someone else to eternally do it for you, so there is a time where you will have to learn how to. And the sooner, the better.
When you just ask for the solution, it is like trying to learn to drive a car by having someone else training.
Creating an algorithm is basically finding the maths and make necessary adaptation to fit your actual problem.