Question

This add function will take a single parameter which will be the item to be added to the array. I’ve tried using a for loop but it didn’t work as I expected it to. I’m currently just trying to do something like this:

    bool homeworklist::add (homework h)
    {
    int i = 0;

    if(current_size < LIST_MAX){

        current_size += 1;

        list[i] = h;

        ++i;

        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

current_size is just a counter.
list is a array that belongs to a homeworklist class
list takes in homework objects.
The function returns true if the object was added succesfully and false if it wasnt added correctly.

Answer 1

The variable i is local, which means each time you call this function, it is initialized to 0, due to this line:

int i = 0;

This in turn means in the subsequent if statement, you are assigning the element to the first location, everytime.

You could make i a class member, just like how you might have declared current_size. Or might be you could just make use of current_size itself.