Question

So I tried making a function in C++ that converts each character entered by a user into a ‘*’. But when I run the .exe file (CMD) it asks for the password alright, however when I enter a word it gives me an error: “Debug assertion failed.” Any idea why this happens?

Here’s my code:

#include "stdafx.h"
#include "iostream"
#include "conio.h"
#include "string"
#include "ctype.h"

using namespace std;

void encrypt(char string[], int len)
{
    for (int count = 0; count < len; count++)
        if (isalpha (string [count] ) )
            string[count] = '*';
}


int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
    char Text[40];
    int Size = strlen(Text);
    cout << "Enter your desired password: ";
    cin >> Text;
    encrypt(Text, Size);
    cout << Text << endl;
    _getch();
    return 0;
}

Answer 1

Just move “int Size = strlen(Text) after the line “cin >> Text;”