Question

I’m using SRand/Rand to generate an array of random numbers. The array size depends on a number the user is prompted to put in. Basically, if the user puts in a size of 9, the array should be 9 numbers. This array should then be populated using rand() with a parameter to keep the array values less than 18. The problem is, a random size array is generated sometimes. Maybe every 4th or 5th time I run the program the array might be 12-14 numbers.I can’t see the problem with my code. I’ve included a snippet below. Anyone shed some light on it?

int main(void)
{
    int N;
    int i;

    printf("Please enter a number\n");
    scanf("%d", &N);

    srand (time(NULL));
    int numarray[N];  
    for(i=1; i<numarray[N]; i++)
    {
        numarray[i]=rand()%21;
        printf("%d\n", numarray[i]);
    }

    return 0;
}

Answer 1

for(i=1; i<numarray[N]; i++)

You’re looping over the wrong values.

• Arrays start at 0, not 1.
• You’re stopping when the index is less than the value of numarray[N] (which is just a value in the array, and is undefined in this case since it’s one after the end of the array).

I suspect you want to do this:

for(i = 0; i < N; i++)